Craftsman 020395 Operation Manual - Page 22

Problem, Cause, Correction

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Problem Cause 1. Low pressure spray tip installed. 2. Water inlet is blocked. 3. Inadequate water supply. 4. Inlet hose is kinked or leaking. Pump has following problems: 5. Clogged inlet hose strainer. failure to producepressure, erratic pressure, chattering, loss 6. Water supply is over IO0°F. of pressure, low water volume. 7. High pressure hose is blocked or leaks. 8. Gun leaks. 9. Spray tip is obstructed. 10. Pump is faulty. Detergentfails to mix with spray. High pressure spray tip installed. Correction 1. Replacewith high pressure spray tip. 2. Clearinlet. 3. Provide adequatewater flow. 4. Straighten inlet hose, patch leak. 5. Checkand clean inlet hose strainer. 6. Provide cooler water supply. 7. Clearblocks in high pressure hose or replace hose. 8. Replace gun. 9. Cleanspray tip. 10. Contact Sears service facility Replacewith low pressure spray tip. Engineruns goodat no-load but Engine speed is too slow. "bogs" when load is added, 1. Dirty air cleaner. 2. Out of fuel. 3. Stale fuel. Enginewill not start;or starts and 4. Spark plug wire not connected to runsrough. spark plug. 5. Bad spark plug. 6. Water in fuel. 7. Excessively rich fuel mixture. Engineshuts downduring operation. Engine lackspower. Out of fuel. Dirty air filter. Move throttle control to FAST position. If engine still "bogs down", contact Sears service facility. 1. Cleanor replace air cleaner. 2. Fill fuel tank. 3. Drain fuel tank; fill with fresh fuel. 4. Connectwire to spark plug. 5. Replace spark plug. 6. Drain fuel tank; fill with fresh fuel. 7. Contact Sears service facility. Fill fuel tank. Replace air filter. 22

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Problem
Cause
Correction
Pump has following problems:
failure to producepressure,
erratic pressure, chattering, loss
of pressure, low water volume.
1.
Low pressure spray tip installed.
2.
Water inlet is blocked.
3.
Inadequate water supply.
4.
Inlet hose is kinked or leaking.
5.
Clogged inlet hose strainer.
6.
Water supply is over IO0°F.
7.
High pressure hose is blocked or
leaks.
8.
Gun leaks.
9.
Spray tip is obstructed.
10. Pump is faulty.
1.
Replacewith high pressure spray tip.
2.
Clearinlet.
3.
Provide adequatewater flow.
4.
Straighten inlet hose, patch leak.
5.
Checkand clean inlet hose strainer.
6.
Provide cooler water supply.
7.
Clearblocks in high pressure hose or
replace hose.
8.
Replacegun.
9.
Cleanspray tip.
10. Contact Sears service facility
Detergentfails to mix with spray.
High pressure spray tip installed.
Replacewith low pressure spray tip.
Engineruns goodat no-load but
Engine speed is too slow.
Move throttle control to FAST position. If
engine still "bogs down", contact Sears
"bogs"
when load is added,
service facility.
1.
Dirty air cleaner.
2.
Out of fuel.
3.
Stale fuel.
4.
Spark plug wire not connected to
spark plug.
5.
Bad spark plug.
6.
Water in fuel.
7.
Excessively rich fuel mixture.
Enginewill not start;or starts and
runsrough.
1.
Cleanor replace air cleaner.
2.
Fill fuel tank.
3.
Drain fuel tank; fill with fresh fuel.
4.
Connectwire to spark plug.
5.
Replace spark plug.
6.
Drain fuel tank; fill with fresh fuel.
7.
Contact Sears service facility.
Engineshutsdownduring
Out of fuel.
Fill fuel tank.
operation.
Enginelacks
power.
Dirty air filter.
Replace air filter.
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