TROUBLESHOOTmNG CHART:
See appropriate section in rnanuam unmess directed to Sears service center
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Loss | of power | 5. | Low | oil | level/dirty |
| oil. |
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| 5. | Check |
| oil | level/change | oil. | |||||||
(continued) | 6. | Faulty | spark | plug. |
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| 6. | Clean | and regap or | change | |||||||||||
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| 7. | Dirty | fuel | filter. |
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| 7. | Replace | fuel | filter. |
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| 8. | Stale | or | dirty | fuel. |
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| 8. | Empty | fuel | tank | and | refill | tank | |||||
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| 9. | Water | in | fuel. |
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| 9. | Empty |
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| oline and replace fuel filter. | |||||||
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| 10.Spark |
| plug | wire | loose. |
| 10. | Connect | and | tighten | spark | |||||||||
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| 11. | Dirty | engine | air | screen/fins. | 11. | Clean | engine | air screen/fins. | |||||||||||
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| 12. | %rtyiclogged |
| muffler. |
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| 12. | Clean/replace | muffler. |
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| 13. | Loose | or | damaged | wiring. | 13.Check |
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| 14. | Carburetor | out of | adjustment. | 14. | See "To Adjust | Carburetor" | |||||||||||||
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| 15. | Engine | valves | out of |
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| 15. | Contact | a | Sears | or | other | ||||||||
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| adjustment. |
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Excessive | 1. | Worn, | bent | or | loose | blade. | 1. | Replace | blade. | Tighten |
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vibration |
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| blade | bolt. |
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| 2. | Bent | blade | mandrel. |
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| 3. | Loose/damaged |
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| 3. | Tighten | loose | part(s). |
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Engine | continues | . | Faulty | operator=safety |
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to run | when |
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operator | leaves |
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. | Worn, | bent | or | loose | blade. | 1. | Replace | blade. | Tighten |
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| blade | bolt. |
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| 2. | Mower | deck | not | level. |
| 2. | Level | mower | deck. |
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| 3. | Buildup | of grass, |
| leaves, | and | 3. | Clean | underside | of | mower | |||||||||
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| trash | under | mower. |
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| 4. | Bent | blade | mandrel. |
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| 5. | Clogged | mower | deck | vent | 5. | Clean | around | mandrels | to | ||||||||||
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| from | of grass, | leaves, |
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| and | trash | around |
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Mower | biades wiii | 1. | Obstruction | in clutch |
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| 1. | Remove | obstruction. |
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not rotate |
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| 2. | Worn/damaged |
| mower | drive | 2. | Replace | mower | drive belt. | |||||||||||
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| belt. |
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| 3. | Frozen | idler | pulley. |
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| 3. | Replace | idler | pulley. |
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| 4. | Frozen | blade | mandrel. |
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