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TROUBLESHOOTINGPOINTS
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PROBLEM
DOESNOT
STA'RT
LOS5OF
POWER
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POORCUT-
UNEVEN
TOOMUCH
VIBRATION
STARTERROPE
HARDTO PULL
CATCHERNOT
FILLCOMPLETELY
(IF APPLICABLE)
HARDTOPUSH
CAUSE
1. Dirty air filter,
2, Out of gasoline,
3, Stale gasoline.
4, Spark plug wire is disconnected
from the spark plug.
5. Bad spark plug.
6. Water in gasoline,
7 Loose blade or broken blade
adapter,
8. Operator presence control bar in re-
leased position.
9. Operator presence control bar defec-
tive,.
1 Rear of lawn mower housing/blade
dragging in heavy grass,,
2 Cutting too much grass.
3, Dirty air filter,
4 Build-up of grass, leaves, and
trash under lawn mower housing.
5 Walking speed too fast.
6r TOO much oil in engine.
1_ Worn. bent ar loose blade.
2o Wheel heights uneven,
3 Low engine speed°
4, Build-up of grass, leaves and trash
under lawn mower housing.
I, Worn or bent blade°
2. Loose blade.
3,r Bent engine crankshaft°
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1, Flywheel brake is on when operator
presence control bar is released.
2_ Bent engine crankshaft.
3. Blade adapter sheared.
4, Blade dragging in grass.
1. Cutting height too law,
2. Lift on blade warn off
3, Catcher bag dirty, poor air
ventlng_
4, Low engine speed.
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, High grass or cutting height too low.
Rear of lawn mower housing/btade
dragging in heavy grass
3. Grass catcher too full,
4. Handle height position not right for you.
CORRECTION
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I_ Replace air filter
2 Fill gasoline tank°
3 Drain gas tank and refill with fresh
gasoline
4o Connect wire ta spark plug,
5. Replace spark plug.
6. Drain tank and refill with fresh, clean
gasoline,
7_ Tighten blade bolt and/or replace
blade adapter.
8_ Depress operator presence control bar
9 Replace operator presence control bar
1_ Raise rear of lawn mower housing one (1)
setting higher than front,
2,, Set in HIGHER CUT position
3, Clean ar replace air filter,,
4. Disconnect spark plug wire and
clean underside of lawn mower housing
5, Cut at slower walking speed.
6, Check engine all level,
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1 Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt,
2,, Set all wheels at same heighL
3_ Set engine speed control in
HIGH position,
4, Disconnect spark plug wire & clean
underside of lawn mower housing.
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Replace blade.
Tighten blade bolt.
Contact Sears Service Department.
t_ Depress operatorpresence control
bar to upper handle before pulling
on starter rope.
2, Contact Sears Service Department,
3. Replace blade adapter.
4. Get over law grass andlor hard surface
to start engine.
1o Raise cutting height
2, Replace blade,
3. Clean/replace catcher bag,,
(If optional grass catcher is being
used).
4o Set enginespeed control in
HIGH position.
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1. Raise cutting height°
2. Raise rear of lawn mower housing one (!)
setting higher than front,
3. Empty grass catcher.
4. Adjust handle height to suit.
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