Trouble Shooting Chart - Craftsman 358.351162 Manual Del Operador

instructions f ound on stabilizercontain- : • Replacespark plugwithnew one of
ers. Runengineat least 5 minutesafter recommended type and heat range.
addingstabilizer. • Cleanair filter.
CRAFTSMAN40:1, 2-cycleengineoil • Checkentireunitfor loosescrews,
(air cooled)isespeciallyblendedwith
fuel stabilizer, i f you do not use this
Sears oil,youcan add a fuel stabilizer
to yourflJel tank.
INTERNAL ENGINE
• Removesparkplugand pour ! tea-
spoonof 40:1, 2-cycleengineoil (air
cooled)through the spark plugopen-
ing. Slowlypullthe starterrope8 to
10 timesto distribute oil.
nuts,and bolts.Replaceany dam-
aged, broken,or wornparts.
• At the beginning of the nextseason,
useonlyfresh fuel havingthe proper
gasolineto oil ratio.
OTHER
• Do notstoregasolinefrom one sea-
sonto another.
• Replaceyourgasolinecan if itstarts
to rust.
TROUBLE SHOOTING CHART
TROUBLE ..........
Enginewillnot
start orwiltrun
only a few
seconds after
starting.
Enginewiilnot
idleproperly.
Enginewiltnot
accelerate,
lackspower,
or dies under
a load.
, Enginesmokes
:excessively.
CAUSE
,.i
* Ignitionswitchoff.
o Engine flooded.
• Fuel tankempty.
I" Spark plugnot firing.
Fuel notreaching
carburetor.
• Carburetorrequires
adjustment.
° None of the above..
• Idlespeed set too high
or too low.
• Low Speed Mixture
requiresadjustment.
• Crankshaft seals wom,
• Compression low.
• Noneof the...above.
• Air filter dirty.
• Spark plugfouled.
• Carburetorrequires
adjustment. =
• Exhaustportsor muf-
fler outletsplugged.
,* Compression low.
• None ofthe above.
REMEDY
• Move Ignitionswitchto ON.....
• See "Starting Instructions:"
• Fill tankwith correctfuel mixture.
, Installnewsparkplug.
• Checkfor dirtyfuel filter;replace.
Checkfor kinkedor splitfuel line
repairor replace.
• See "Carburetor A djustments."
• Conta¢,tSearsSeigice:::_,i_il-
• See =CarburetorAdjustments."
• See "Carburetor Adjustments."
• Contact Sears Service.
• ContactSears Service.
• C..ontact SearsService.
• Cleanor replaceair filter.
• Cleanor replaceplug
and regap.
• See "CarburetorAdjustments."
• ContactSears Service.
, ContactSears Service.
• ContactSears Service.
Choke partially on. .............. : •
Fuel mixtureincorrect,i •
• Air filterdirty.
• High Speed Mixture
requiresadjustment.
• Crankcaseleak.
, i
Adjustchoke.
Emptyfueltank and refillwith
correctfuel mixture.
Cleanor replaceair filter.
See "Carburetor A djustments."
• Contact Sears Service.
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