Sears 917386121 owner manual Troubleshooting Points, Cause

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TRO'UBLESHOOTING POINTS

PROBLEM

CAUSE

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Doee not start

1

Dirty a!l finer

 

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Out of fuai

 

3

S1eiefuel,

 

4

Water In fuel

 

5

Spark plug wire is d]sconnesled

 

6

Bad spark plug

 

7

Loose blade or broken bladeadapter

BConlmf bar _nreleased postUon

9.Control bar detective

Lose of power

1

Rear of lawn mower housing/blade dragging

 

 

in heavy grass,

 

2

Cutting too much grass

 

3

Dire! air filter,

 

4

Butidup of grass, leaves and trash under mawe_

 

5

Too much oil In engine

 

6.

WatNng speed too tasL

Pooreut-uneven

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Worn, bentor loose blade

 

2

Whes_ helghls uneven

 

3,

Low enginespeed

 

4

Buildup of gta_,a, leaves, end trash under mower

 

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Excessive vibration

1

Worn. bent or loose blade

 

2

Bent engine crankshaft

Starter rope hard to pull

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Enginettywheei brake leon when control batIs

 

 

released

 

2.

Bent engine crankshaft

 

3,

Blade adapter broken

 

4,

Blade dragging In grass

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CORRECTION

1, Clean!replace air titter

2RUfuet _nk,

3Drain la_k and refill with fresh steer} fuel

4Drain fuet f_nk and carburetor and refill tank wtl,hfresh gazelles,

5Connect wire to plug

6Replace spark plug

7Tighten blade boltor replace blade adapter

8, Depress conlrol bar to handle.

9.Replasa controi bar,

1.Set in"Higher Cu_ pesgion

2Sat In*Higher Cur" pesliion 3, C_eanfraplaceair filler

4, C_ean underside of mower housing 5, CheeR oft level

1, Rap!ace blade Tfghten blade bolt

2.Set allwheels at same height

3.Contact an abthodzod set'vicecanter/department

4 Clean underside of mower housing

tReplace blade. Tighten blade boil

2 Contact en authorized sarv{ca eentsddspadment

1, Depress control bar to upper handlebefore puIling strutter rope

2 Contacl an oulhodzed service centerldepar'-,ment,

3.Replace blade adapter

4Move town mower tocut grass or1o hard sadace to start engine

Grass catcher not filling (If so equlppod )

Hard to push

1

Cuding

height

tOO_]OWr

2

Lift on blade worn off

3.Catcher eel venting _r

4.Low engIne speed

I, Grass _stoo hlgh or wheel helghl Is loo tow

2, Rear of lawn mower housing/blade dragging in grass

3Grass catcher too full.

4Handle height pasff_ounet right for you

!Raise cutting helghl

2 Replace binds

3 Clead grass catcher.

4 Contact an authQdzed servlcecentar/dopndmant

'l Raise culling height

2Roles rear of lawn mower housing erie (t) setting higher

3, Empty grass catcher.

4 Adjust handle hatghl to null

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