TROUBLESHOOTING CHART:
See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center
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Engine | clicks but |
| 1 | Weak | or | dead | battery. |
| 1 | Recharge |
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will | not | start |
| 2 | Corroded | battery | terminals. | 2 | Clean | battery |
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| 3 | Loose |
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| 3 | Check | all wiring. |
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| 4 | Faulty |
| solenoid | or starter. |
| 4 | Check/replace |
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Loss of | power |
| 1 | Cutting | too | much | grass/too | fast. | 1 | Raise | cutting | height/reduce |
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| 2 | Throttle |
| in "CHOKE" | position. | 2 | Adjust | throttle |
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| 3 | of grass, | leaves | and | 3 | Clean | underside | of mower |
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| trash | under | mower. |
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| 4 | Dirty | air | filter. |
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| 4 | Clean/replace |
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| 5 | Low oil | level/dirty | oil. |
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| 5 | Check | oil | level/change | oil. |
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| 6 | Faulty |
| spark | plug. |
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| 6 | Clean | and | regap | or change | spark | ||||||
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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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| fresh, | clean gasoline. |
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| 9 | Water |
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| 9 | Empty fuel tank and carburetor, | ||||||||||
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| 10 | Spark |
| plug | wire loose. |
| 10 | Connect and tighten spark plug | ||||||||||||
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| 11 | Dirty | engine | air | screen/fins. |
| 11 | Clean | engine | air | screen/fins. |
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| 12 | Dirty/clogged | muffler. |
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| 12 | Clean/replace |
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| 13 | Loose |
| or damaged | wiring. |
| 13 | Check | all wiring. |
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| 14 | Carburetor | out | of | adjustment. | 14 | See "To Adjust | Carburetor" | in | |||||||||||
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| 15 | Engine | valves | out | of | adjustment. | 15 | Contact | a Sears | or other qualified | ||||||||||
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Excessive | vibration | 1 | Worn, |
| bent | or loose | blade. |
| 1 | Replace | blade. | Tighten | blade bolt | |||||||||||
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| 2 | Bent | blade | mandrel. |
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| 3 | Loose/damaged | part(s). |
| 3 | Tighten |
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Engine | continues | tc | 1 | Faulty |
| presence | 1 | Check | wiring, |
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run | when | operator |
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| connections. | If not corrected, |
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attachment | clutch |
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