Craftsman 917.377592 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
ENGINEOIL
Drainoil(withenginewarm)andreplacewith
cleanengineoil.(See"ENGINE"inthe
Maintenancesectionofthismanual)_
CYLINDER
o Removesparkplug.
', Pouroneounce(29ml)ofoilthroughspark
plugholeintocylinder
o Pullstarterhandleslowlyafewtimesto
distnbuteoil,
., Replacewithnewsparkplug,
OTHER
o Donotstoregasolinefromoneseasonto
another,
o Replaceyourgasolinecanifyourcanstarts
torust Rustand!ordirtinyourgasolinewill
causeproblems
- Ifpossible,storeyourunitindoorsandcover
ittogiveprotectionfromdustanddirt
Coveryourunitwithasuitableprotective
coverthatdoesnot retainmoisture.Donot
useplastic.Plasticcannotbreathewhich
allowscondensationtoformandwillcause
yourunittorust
IMPORTANT:Nevercovermowerwhile
engineandexhaustareasarestillwarm
CAUTION: Neverstorethelawnmower
withgasolineinthetankinsideabuilding
wherefumesmayreachanopenflameor
sparL Allowtheengineto coolbefore
storinginanyenclosure
TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART
PROBLEM
Does not start
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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 refillwith
fresh clean fuel.
Drain fuel tank and
carburetor and refilltank
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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