ENGINEOIL

 

causeproblems

Drainoil(withenginewarm)andreplacewith

-

Ifpossible,storeyourunitindoorsandcover

cleanengineoil. (See"ENGINE"inthe

 

ittogiveprotectionfromdustanddirt

Maintenancesectionofthismanual)_

Coveryourunitwithasuitableprotective

CYLINDER

 

coverthatdoesnot retainmoistureDonot.

o Removesparkplug.

 

useplastic.Plasticcannotbreathewhich

',Pouroneounce(29ml)ofoilthroughspark

 

allowscondensationtoformandwillcause

plugholeintocylinder

 

yourunittorust

o Pullstarterhandleslowlyafewtimesto

IMPORTANT:Nevercovermowerwhile

distnbuteoil,

engineandexhaustareasarestillwarm

., Replacewithnewsparkplug,

CAUTION: Neverstorethelawnmower

OTHER

withgasolineinthetankinsideabuilding

o Donotstoregasolinefromoneseasonto

wherefumesmayreachanopenflameor

another,

sparL Allowtheengineto coolbefore

o Replaceyourgasolinecanifyourcanstarts

storingin anyenclosure

torust Rustand!ordirtinyourgasolinewill

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART

PROBLEM

Does not start

CAUSE

oDirty air filter o Out of fuel o Stale fuel

Water in fuel

°Spark plug wire is disconnected.

oBad spark plug.

oLoose blade or broken blade

adapter.

oControl bar in released

position,

oControl bar defective_

CORRECTION

o Clean/replace air filter

• Fill fuel tank,

,, Drain tank and refill with fresh clean fuel.

Drain fuel tank and carburetor and refill tank

with fresh gasoline. o Connect wire to plug.

°Replace spark plug_

°Tighten blade bolt or replace blade adapter.

oDepress control bar to handle,

o Replace control bar.

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Craftsman 917.377592 manual Problem, Does not start, Cause, Correction