Craftsman 28947 Operation Manual - Page 32

TROUBLESHOOTING, CHART, See appropriate, in manuag unless directed, Sears service, center

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TROUBLESHOOTING CHART: See appropriate section in manuag unless directed to Sears service center PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Will not start 1 Out of fuel 2 Engine not "CHOKED" properly° 3 Engineflooded. 4 Bad spark plug. 5 Dirty air filter. Dirty fuel filter° 6 7_ Water in fuel. 8 Loose or damaged wiring. Carburetor out of adjustment.. 10_ Engine valves out of adjustment. t Fill fuel tank° 2 See "TO START ENGINE" in Operation section° 3 Wait several minutes before attempting to starL 4 Replace spark plug. 5 Clean/replace air filter. 6 Replace fuel filter. 7 Empty fuel tank and carburetor, refill tank with fresh gasoline and replace fuel filter" 8 Check all wiring. 9 See "To Adjust Carburetor" in Service and Adjustments section. 10 Contact a Sears or other qualitied service center. Hard to start Engine will not turn over 1 Dirty air filter° 1 Cteanlreptace air filter. 2 Bad spark plugo 2 Replace spark plug. 3 Weak or dead battery. 3 Recharge or replace battery° 4 Dirty fuel filter. 4 Replace fuel filter. 5 Stale or dirty fuel. 5 Empty fuel tank and refill tank witt _ fresh, clean gasoline. 6 Loose or damaged wiring. 6 Check all widngo 7 Carburetor out of adjustment, 7 See "To Adjust Carburetor" in Service and Adjustments section. 8 Engine valves out of adjustment° 8 Contact a Sears or other qualified service center. 1 Clutch/brake pedal not depressed. 1 Depress clutch!brake pedal° 2 Attachment clutch is engaged. 2 Disengage attachment clutch_ 3 Weak or dead battery. 3 Recharge or replace battery° 4 Blown fuse° 4 Replace fuse. 5 Corroded battery terminals° 5 Clean battery terminals. 6 Loose or damaged wiring. 6 Check all wiring. 7 Faulty ignition switch. 7 Check/replace ignition switch. 8 Faulty solenoid or starter" 8 Check/replace solenoid or starter. 9 Faulty operator presence switch(es). 9 Contact a Sears or other qualified service center. 32

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TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART:
See appropriate
section
in manuag unless directed
to
Sears service
center
PROBLEM
Will not start
Hard to start
Engine will not
turn over
1
2
3
4
5
6
7_
8
10_
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
CAUSE
Out of
fuel
Engine
not "CHOKED"
properly°
Engineflooded.
Bad spark plug.
Dirty air filter.
Dirty fuel
filter°
Water
in
fuel.
Loose
or damaged
wiring.
Carburetor
out of
adjustment..
Engine valves
out of adjustment.
Dirty air
filter°
Bad
spark plugo
Weak
or dead battery.
Dirty
fuel
filter.
Stale or dirty fuel.
Loose
or
damaged wiring.
Carburetor out
of
adjustment,
Engine valves
out
of adjustment°
Clutch/brake
pedal not depressed.
Attachment
clutch is engaged.
Weak
or dead battery.
Blown fuse°
Corroded
battery terminals°
Loose
or
damaged
wiring.
Faulty
ignition
switch.
Faulty
solenoid
or starter"
Faulty operator
presence
switch(es).
t
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
CORRECTION
Fill
fuel
tank°
See "TO START
ENGINE"
in
Operation
section°
Wait several
minutes
before
attempting
to starL
Replace
spark
plug.
Clean/replace
air filter.
Replace
fuel filter.
Empty fuel tank and carburetor,
refill
tank with
fresh gasoline
and
replace
fuel
filter"
Check
all wiring.
See "To Adjust
Carburetor"
in
Service
and Adjustments
section.
Contact
a
Sears
or other qualitied
service
center.
Cteanlreptace
air filter.
Replace
spark
plug.
Recharge
or replace
battery°
Replace
fuel filter.
Empty
fuel tank and refill tank witt _
fresh,
clean
gasoline.
Check
all widngo
See "To Adjust
Carburetor"
in
Service
and Adjustments
section.
Contact
a Sears
or other qualified
service
center.
Depress
clutch!brake
pedal°
Disengage
attachment
clutch_
Recharge
or replace
battery°
Replace
fuse.
Clean
battery
terminals.
Check all wiring.
Check/replace
ignition
switch.
Check/replace
solenoid
or starter.
Contact
a Sears
or other qualified
service
center.
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