Craftsman 917.29249 Overheats, Tiller shuts off when drive control bar engaged, Gears not timmed

PROBLEM

Engine

overheats

Excessive bounce/difficult

handling

Soil balls up or clumps

Engine runs but tiller won't

move

Engine runs but labors when tilling

Tines Skip over ground

Hard to Shift into gear

Tiller shuts off when drive control bar engaged

CAUSE

1.Lowoil level/dirty oil.

2.Dirty engine air screen.

3.Dirty engine.

4.Partially plugged muffler.

5.Improper carburetor adjustment,

1.Ground too dry and hard.

1. Ground too wet,

1.Tins control is not engaged.

2.V-belt not correctly adjusted.

3.V-belt is off pulley(s).

t.Tilling too deep.

2. Throttle controlnot properly adjusted.

3.Carburetorout of adjustment.

t.Shear pin (s) broken.

1.Gears not timmed.

I.Shift lever set in between counter rotating till posi-

tion and forward rotating till position.

2. Tines jammed.

CORRECTION

1.Check oil leveVchange oil.

2.Clean engine air screen.

3.Clean cylinder fins, air screen, muffler area.

4.Remove and clean muffler.

5.Adjust carburetor to richer position.

1.Moisten ground or wait for more favorable soil condi-

tions.

1.Wait for more favorable soil conditions.

1.Engage tine control.

2.InspecVadjust V-belt.

3.Inspect V-belt.

1.Set depth stake for shallower tilling.

2.Check throttle control setting.

3.Make necessary adjust ments.

1.Replace shear pin(s).

1.Brieflyengage drivecontrol bar and release or rock tiller forward and backwarduntil

are able to shiftgears.

f.Shift to either counter rotating till position or forward rotating

till position.

2. Clear tines.