TROUBLESHOOTING
CHART
TROUBLE
Engine will not
start.
Engine will not
idle properly.
Engine will not
accelerate,
lacks power,
or dies under
a load.
Engine smokes
excessively.
Engine
runs hot.
CAUSE
• Engine flooded.
Fuel tank empty.
Spark plug not firing,
• Fuel not reaching
carburetor.
• Compression low.
• Idle speed set too low.
• Idle speed set too high.
• Carburetor requires
adjustment.
• Crankshaft seals worn.
• Compression
low.
• Air filter dirty.
• Spark plug fouled.
• Carburetor requires
adjustment.
• Carbon build up.
• Compression
low.
• Choke partially on.
• Fuel mixtureincorrect.
• Air filter dirty.
• Carburetor
requires
adjustment.
• Fuel mixture incorrect.
• Spark plug incorrect.
• Carburetor requires
adjustment
• Carbon build up.
YOUR
WARRANTYRIGHTS
AND
REMEDY
• See "Starting Instructions."
• Fill tank with correct fuel mixture.
Install new spark plug.
: Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
• Contact Sears Service.
• Adjust
idle speed
screw
clockwise
to increase
speed.
• Adjust
idle speed
screw
counter-
clockwise
to reduce
speed.
• See "Carburetor
Adjustments."
• Contact Sears Service.
• Contact Sears Service.
• Clean or replace
air filter.
• Clean or replace
spark plug
and re-gap.
• See "Carburetor
Adjustments."
• Contact Sears Service.
• Contact Sears Service.
• Adjust choke.
• Empty fuel tank and refill with
correct fuel mixture.
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• Clean or replace air filter.
I" See "Carburetor Adjustments."
I" See "Fueling
Your Unit."
• Replace
with correct
spark plug.
• See "Carburetor
Adjustments."
_• Contact Sears Service.
OBLIGATIONS:
The U. S. Environ-
mental Protection
Agency/California
Air Resources
Board and SEARS,
ROEBUCK
AND CO., USA are
pleased to explain the emissions
con-
trol system warranty
on your lawn and
garden equipment
engine. All new util-
ity and lawn and garden equipment
engines must be designed,
built, and
equipped to meet the stringent anti-
smog standards.
SEARS
must warrant
the emission control system on y.our
lawn and garden equipment
engine
fo.r
the periods of time listed below pro-
vided there has been no abuse,
ne-
glect, or improper
maintenance
of your
lawn and garden
equipment
engine.
Your emission
control
system
includes
parts such as the carburetor
and the
ignition
system.
Where
a warrantable
condition
exits, SEARS
will repair your
lawn and garden
equipment
engine
at
no cost to you. Expenses
covered
un-
der warranty
include
diagnosis,
parts
and labor.
MANUFACTURER'S
WAR-
RANTY
COVERAGE:
If any emissions
related
part on your engine
(as listed
under Emissions
Control
Warranty
Parts List) is defective
or a defect
in
the materials
or workmanship
of the
engine
causes
the failure
of such an
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