Sears 917.29425 Troubleshooting Chart, Problem, Cause, Correction, Engine, overheats, Excessive

TROUBLESHOOTING CHART:

See appropriate section in manual unless directed to Sears service center

PROBLEM	CAUSE		CORRECTION
Engine	1.	Low oil level/dirty oil.	1.	Check oil level/change oil.
overheats	2.	Dirty engine air screen.	2.	Clean engine air screen.
	3.	Dirty engine.	3.	Clean cylinder fins, air
				screen, muffler area.
	4.	Partially plugged muffler.	4.	Remove and clean muffler.
	5.	Improper carburetor	5.	Adjust carburetor to richer
		adjustment.		position.
Excessive	1.	Ground too dry and hard.	1.	Moisten ground or wait for
bounce/difficult				more favorable soil condi-
handling				tions.
Soil balls up or	1.	Ground too wet.	1.	Wait for more favorable
clumps				soil conditions.
Engine runs but	1.	Tine control is not	1.	Engage tine control.
tiller won’t		engaged.
move	2.	V-belt not correctly	2.	Inspect/adjust V-belt.
		adjusted.
	3.	V-belt is off pulley(s).	3.	Inspect V-belt.
Engine runs but	1.	Tilling too deep.	1.	Set depth stake for shallower
labors when				tilling.
tilling	2.	Throttle control not	2.	Check throttle control setting.
		properly adjusted.
	3.	Carburetor out of	3.	Make necessary adjust
		adjustment.		ments.
Tines Skip	1.	Shear pin (s) broken.	1.	Replace shear pin(s).
over ground
Hard to Shift	1.	Gears not timmed.	1.	Briefly engage drive control
into gear				bar and release or rock tiller
				forward and backward until
				are able to shift gears.
Tiller shuts off	1.	Shift lever set in between	1.	Shift to either counter
when drive		counter rotating till posi-		rotating till position or
control bar		tion and forward rotating		forward rotating
engaged		till position.		till position.
	2.	Tines jammed.	2.	Clear tines.

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