Cover the snow thrower with a suitable
protective cover that does not retain
moisture. Do not use plastic or vinyl,
NOTE:
A yearly checkup or tune-up at a
SEARS Service Center is a good way of
ensuring that your snow thrower wilt
provide maximum performance
for the next
season,,
TROUBLE
CAUSE
CORRECTION
i Dlfftcult starting
Defective spark plug
Replace defective plug
Engine
stalls
Unit running on CHOKE
Blocked fuel line or low on fuel
Engine runs
erractically
or
Water or dirt in fuel system
Carburetor out of adjustment
Loose parts; damaged
impeller
Loss of power
Excessive
vibration
Units fails to
_ropel itself
Unit fails to
discharge snow
Damaged auger
Drive belt loose or damaged
Incorrect adjustment
of auger con-
trol cable
Auger drive belt loose or damaged
Auger control cable not adjusted
correctly
Discharge chute clogged
Foreign object lodged in auger
Move choke lever to OFF positor
Clean fuel line; check fue! sup-
ply; add fresh gasoline (gaso-
line/oil mixture if 2-cycle engine)
Use carburetor bowl drain to
flush and refill with fresh fuel
See carburetor adjustment
sec-
tion in this manual
Stop engine immediately and
turn key to OFF position and re-
move key. Tighten all bolts and
make all necessary repairs, tf vi-
bration continues, have the unit
serviced by a Sears service re-
pairman
Repair or replace auger assem-
Replace drive belt
Adjust auger control cable
Adjust auger drive belt; replace if
damaged
Adjust auger control cable
Stop engine immediately
and tur_
key to OFF position and remove
key. Crean discharge chute and
inside of auger housing
Stop engine immediately
and tur_
key to OFF position and remove
key, Remove object from auger.
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