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 or replace battery. |
will not | start |
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Loss of power
2 | Corroded | battery | terminals. |
| 2 | Clean | battery | terminals. |
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3 | Loose | or damaged | wiring. |
| 3 | Check | all | wiring. |
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4 | Faulty | solenoid or | starter. |
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1 | Cutting | too | much | grass/too | fast. | 1 | Raise | cutting | height/reduce |
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2 | Throttle |
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| of | grass, | leaves | and | 3 | Clean | underside | of mower |
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4 | Dirty | air | filter. |
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5 | Low | oil | level/dirty | oil. |
| 5 | Check | oil | level/change | oil. |
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6 | Faulty | spark | plug. |
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7 | Dirty | fuel | filter. |
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8 | Stale | or | dirty fuel. |
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9 | Water |
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| replace | fuel | filter. |
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| 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. | 12 | Clean/replace | muffler. |
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| wiring. | 13 | Check | all wiring. |
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| 14 | Carburetor | out | of | adjustment. | 14 | See | "To Adjust |
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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 | loose | part(s). |
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Engine continues to | 1 | Faulty |
| presence | 1 | Check | wiring, | switches | and | |||||||||
run when | operator |
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attachment | clutch |
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