Engine Oil; Troubleshooting Chart - Craftsman 917.377592 El Manual Del Propietario

ENGINE OIL
Drain oil(with engine warm) a ndreplace w ith
clean engine oil. (See "ENGINE" i nthe
Maintenance section ofthismanual)_
CYLINDER
o Remove s park plug.
', Pouroneounce (29ml)ofoilthrough s park
plugholeintocylinder
o Pull s tarter h andle slowly a fewtimes to
distnbute o il,
., Replace w ithnewsparkplug,
OTHER
o Donotstore gasoline f romoneseason to
another,
o Replace y ourgasoline c anifyourcanstarts
torust Rust a nd!or d irtinyourgasoline w ill
cause problems
- Ifpossible, store yourunit i ndoors andcover
ittogiveprotection f romdust a nddirt
• Cover y ourunitwitha suitable p rotective
cover t hatdoesnot retain moisture. D onot
useplastic. P lastic cannot breathe which
allows condensation toformandwillcause
yourunittorust
IMPORTANT:Never c overmower w hile
engineandexhaust a reasarestillwarm
CAUTION: Neverstorethelawnmower
withgasoline inthetankinsidea building
where fumesmayreachanopenflameor
sparL Allowthe engine to coolbefore
storing in anyenclosure
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
PROBLEM
Does not start
o
o
o
°
o
o
o
o
CAUSE
Dirty air filter
Out of fuel
Stale fuel
Water in fuel •
Spark plug wire is o
disconnected.
Bad spark plug. °
Loose blade or broken blade °
adapter.
Control bar in released o
position,
Control bar defective_ o
CORRECTION
o Clean/replace air filter
• Fill fuel tank,
,, Drain tank and refill with
fresh clean fuel.
Drain fuel tank and
carburetor and refill tank
with fresh gasoline.
Connect wire to plug.
Replace spark plug_
Tighten blade bolt or
replace blade adapter.
Depress control bar to
handle,
Replace control bar.
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