Sears 14.3, 975502, 917.377201 owner manual Trou Ooting Points, Problem Cause, Correction

TROU OOTING POINTS

PROBLEM

CAUSE

CORRECTION

Does

not start

1.

Dirty

air

filter.

1.

Clean!replace

air

filter=

2.

Out

of fuel.

2.

Fil! fuel

tank.

3.

Stale

fuel.

3.

Drain

tank and refill with fresh

clean

fuel.

4.

Waterin

fuel.

4.

Drain

fuel tank

and carburetorand

refill tank with fresh

gasoline.

5.

Spark

plug

wire

is disconnected.

5,

Connect

wire to plug.

6.

Bad

spark plug.

6.

Replace

spark

plug.

7.

Loose

blade or broken

blade adapter.

7.

Tighten

blade

bolt

or

replace

blade

adapter.

8.

Control

bar

in released

position

8.

Depress

control bar to handle.

g.

Control

bar

defective

9.

Replace

control

bar.

Loss

of power

1.

Rear

of lawn

mower

housing/blade

dragging

I.

Set in "Higher

Cut" position.

in heavy grass.

2

Cutting

too much

grass.

2.

Set in "Higher

Cut" position.

3.

Dirty

air

filter.

3.

Clean/replace

air

filter.

4,

Buildup

of grass,

leaves

and trash

under

mower.

4.

Clean

underside

of mower

housing.

5.

Too

much oil

in engine.

5.

Check

oil level.

6

WaIking

speed

too fa_t.

6.

Cut at slower walking

speed.

Poorcut-uneven

1,

Worn,

bent

orloose

blade.

1.

Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt.

2.

Wheel heights

uneven.

2.

Set all wheels

at same

height.

3,

Low

engine

speed.

3.

Set engine speed

control

in fast

position.

4.

Buildup

of grass,

leaves,

and trash

under

mower,

4.

Clean

underside

of mower

housing.

Excessive vibration

1,

Worn,

bent

or

loose

blade.

1.

Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt.

2.

Bent

engine

crankshaft.

2.

Contact

an authorized

service

center/department.

Starter

rope hard to pull

1.

Engine flywheel

brake

is on when

control

bar is

1.

Depress

control

bar to upper

handle

before

released.

pulling

starter

rope.

2.

Bent engine

crankshaft

2.

Contact

an authorized

service

center/department.

3.

Blade

adapter

broken.

3.

Replace

blade

adapter.

4.

Blade

dragging

in grass.

4.

Move

lawn mower

to

cut grass or to hard surface

to start

engine.

Loss

of drive

1.

Drive

wheels

not turning

with drive

control

engaged.

1.

Adjust

or replace

drive

control

cable, if broken.

(Self-Propelled

Mowing)

2.

Belt

not driving.

2.

Put bett on pulleys

or replace

belts

if broken.

Grass

catcher

not filling

1.

Cutting

height

too

low,

1,

Raise

cutting

height.

(If so equipped)

2.

Lift

on blade worn off.

2.

Replace

blade.

3.

Catcher

not

venting

air,

3.

Clean

grass catcher.

4,

Low

engine

speed.

4.

Set engine speed

control

in fast

position,

_

Hard to push

1.

Grass

is too high

or wheel height is too low.

1.

Raise

cutting

height.

2.

Rear of

lawn mower

housing/blade

dragging

2.

Raise

rear of

lawn mower

housing one (1)

in grass.

setting

higher.

3.

Grass

catcher

too

full.

3.

Empty

grass catcher.

4.

Handle

height

positlon

not right for you.

4.

Adjust

handle

height

to suit.

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