TROUBLESHOOTING CHART:

See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center

PROBLEM

 

CAUSE

 

 

 

CORRECTION

 

Battery

will not

1

Bad

battery

cell(s).

1

Replace

battery.

 

charge

 

2

Poor

cable

connections.

2

Check/clean all connections.

 

 

3

Faulty

regulator (if so equipped).

3

Replace

regulator.

 

 

4

Faulty

alternator.

 

4

Replace

alternator.

Loss of

drive

1

Freewheel

control

in "disengaged"

1

Place freewheel

control in

 

 

 

position.

 

 

 

"engaged"

position.

 

 

2

Motion

drive belt

worn, damaged,

2

Replace

motion

drive belt.

 

 

 

or broken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Air trapped

in transmission

3

Purge transmission.

 

 

 

during

shipment

or servicing.

 

 

 

 

Engine "backfires" 1 Engine throttle control not set 1

when turningbetween half and full speed (fast)

engine "OFF"position before stopping engine,

Move throttlecontrol between half and full speed (fast) position before stopping engine.

Engine dies when

tractor is shifted

into reverse

1Reverse operation system (ROS) is not "ON" while mower or other attachment is engaged.

1Turn ignition key to ROS "ON" position. See Operation section.

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Craftsman 917.289281 manual Battery Will not, Loss, Drive, Engine dies when, Tractor is shifted

917.289281 specifications

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