• Store unitwith all guardsin place.
Positionunitso thatany sharpobject
cannotaccidentallycauseinjury.
• Store unit and fuel well out of the
reach of children.
EXTERNAL SURFACES
• Ifyour unitisto be storedfor a period
of time, clean it thoroughly before
storage. Store in a clean dryarea.
• Lightlyoilextema! metalsurfaces.
FUEL SYSTEM
Under Fueling Enginein the Operating
Sectionof this manual,see message
labeledIMPORTANT regardingthe use
ofgasoholin yourengine.
Fuelstabilizer i s anacceptable alterna-
te in minimizing t heformationoffuel
gumdeposits during slom_ge, Addstabi-
lizerto gasdinein fuel tankor fuelstor-
agecontainer. F ollow the mixin.structicns
found on stabi_er container. Runengine
at least5 minutesafteraddingstabilizer.
CRAFTSMAN 40:1, 2-cycleengineoil
(air cooled) is alreadyblendedwithfuel
stabilizer.If you do not use thisSeam
o_, you can add a fuel stabilizerto your
fuel tank.
INTERNAL ENGINE
• Remove spark plugand pour 1 tea-
spoon of 40:1, 2-cycleengine oil(air
cooled)throughthe sparkpfugopen-
ing. SJowlypul!the starterrope8 to
10 times to distribute oil.
• Replace spark plugwith newone of
recommendedtypeand heatrange.
• Clean air filter.
• Check entire unitfor loosescrews,
nuts, and bolts. Replaceany dam-
aged, broken,Orwornparts.
• At the beginningof the nextseason,
use onlyfresh fuel havingthe proper
gasolineto oil ratio.
OTHER
• Do not store gasolinefrom one sea-
son to another.
• Replace your gasolinecanif itstarts
to rust.
TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
TROUBLE
CAUSE
Engine willnot _• Engine flooded.
start.
• Fueltankempty.
.
• Sparkplug notfiring.
• Fuelnotreaching carburetor.
• Compression low.
Engine will not
• Carburetorrequtresadjustment.
idleproperly. • Crankshaft seals worn.
• Compression low.
, Engine willnot • Airfilterdirty.
accelerate,
• Sparkplug fouled.
lacks power, o r • Carburstorrequiresadjustment_
diesunder a
° Carbon buildup.
load,
• Compression low,
Engine
° Choke partiafly o n.
smokes
• Fuelmixture incorrect.
excessively.
• Airfilter
dirty.
• Carburetor requires a djustment.
Engine
• Fuelmixture i ncorrect.
runshot.
• Spark plug incorrect.
• Carburetor requires a djustment.
• Carbon build up.
REMEDY
• Sea =Starting Instructions."
• Filltankwithcorrect fuelmixture.
• tnstatl n ewspark plug.
• Check for dirty fuelfilter;, replace.
Checkfor kinked orsplit f ueltins;
repair o r replace.
• ContactSearsService.
• See _Carburstor Adjustments."
• Contact S earsService.
• ContactSearsService.
• Cleanor replace airfilter.
• Cleanor replace spark plug; r e-gap
• See "Carburetor Adjustments."
; • Contact S earsService.
• ContactSearsService.
• Adjust c hoke.
• Empty fueltankandrefill w ith
correct r ue!mixture.
• Cleanor replace air filter.
• See _Carburetor Adjustments."
° See "Fueling Your Unit."
• Replace withcorrect s park plug.
• See=Carburetor Adjustments."
• Contact S earsService.
If situations occurwhichare not covered in this manual, use careand good
judgement. If you need assistance,contactyour Sears Service CentedDepart-
mentor call the CustomerAssistanceHelplineat 1-800-235-5878.
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