Craftsman C950-52943-0 owner manual Troubleshoot/Ng

TROUBLESHOOT/NG

PROBLEM	LOOKFOR	REMEDY
	Free-HandTMcontrolisACTIVE.	Releasebothaugercontrolandtraction/Free-HandTMcontrolleversto stopauger.
Auger does not stop within	Augerdrivebeltout of	Adjustaugerbelt.
j5 secondsafter right	adjustment.
controllever is released.	Augerbeltguideoutof	Adjustaugerbeltguide.
	adjustment.
Discharge chute or	Electricalfailure.	Seeauthorizeddealer.
deflectordoes not work
(electric).
Dischargechute or	Dischargechuteor deflectorout	Adjustand/orlubricatecontrollinkage.
i deflectordoes not work	ofadjustmentor needs
i (remote-manual).	lubrication.
Drive fails to move	Tractioncontrolout of	Readjustdrive,orselectspeedleversettingonespeedfaster.
snowthrowerat slow	adjustment.
speeds.
	Keyis off.	Pushkeyinto theONposition.
	Failureto primea coldengine.	Pressprimerbuttontwiceandrestart.

Fuelshut-offvalveis in CLOSEDTurnvalveto OPENposition. position.

	Outof fuel.	Fill fueltank.
Enginefalls to start.	ChokeOFF- coldengine.	TurnchokeON,setthrottleto FAST.
	Engineflooded.	Turnchoketo OFF;try starting.
	Nospark.	Checkgap.Gapsparkplug,cleanelectrode,or replaceplugas necessary.
	Waterin fuel,oroldfuel.	Draintank.(Disposeof fuel atanauthorizedhazardouswastefacility.)Fillwith
		freshfuel.
	Cordnot pluggedin or	Plugin cordor replacedefectivecord.
	malfunctions(ElectricStart
	models).
Enginestarts hard or runs	Fuelmixturetoo rich.	Movechoketo OFFposition.
poorly.	Sparkplugfaulty,fouled,or	Cleanandgapsparkplug,or replace.
	gappedimproperly.
	Fuelcapventis blocked.	Clearvent.
Excessive vibration.	Loosepartsordamaged	StopengineimmediatelyTightenall. hardwareIfvibrationcontinues,havethe. unit
	impeller/auger,	servicedby anauthorizeddealer.
Snowthrower does not	Tractioncontrolout of	Adjusttractioncontrollinkage.
stop when traction control adjustment.
lever is released.
	Tirepressurenotequal.	Checktire pressure.
Snowthrower veers to	Onewheelis setinfree-	Makesurethelefttractionlockpinis in theINNERholes(to engagethetraction
one side.	wheelingmode.(Tractionlock	drive).
	pinis in theOUTERhole.)

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