TROUBLESHOOTING
TABLE
WARNING:
Always stop unit and disconnect spark plug before perform-
ing any of the recommended remedies below other than remedies that re-
TROUBLE
Engine will not
start.
quire operation of the unit.
CAUSE
1. Engine flooded,
Engine will not
idle properly,
Engine will not
accelerate,
lacks power, or
dies under a
load.
Engine smokes
excessively.
Engine runs hot.
2. Fuel tank empty.
3. Spark plug not firing.
4. Fuel not reaching
carburetor.
5. Compression
low.
5,
1. Fuel not reaching
1.
carburetor.
2. Carburetor
requires
2,
adjustment.
3. Crankshaft seals worn.
3,
4. Compression
low.
4.
1. Air filter dirty.
1.
2, Fuel not reaching
2.
carburetor.
3. Spark plug fouled.
3.
4. Carburetor
requires
4,
adjustment.
5. Carbon build up.
5,
6. Compression
low.
6,
1. Choke partially on.
1.
2. Fuel mixture incorrect.
2.
3. Air filter dirty.
3.
4. Carburetor
requires
4.
adjustment.
1. Fuel mixture incorrect.
1.
2, Spark plug incorrect.
2,
3, Carburetor
requires
3,
adjustment.
4. Carbon build up.
4.
REMEDY
1. See "Starting a Flooded Engine"
in Operation section,
2, Fill tank with correct fuel mixture,
3, Install new spark plug.
4. Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
Contact Sears Service (see back
cover).
Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
See "Carburetor Adjustment"
in
Service and Adjustments
section.
Contact Sears Service (see back
cover).
Contact Sears Service (see back
cover).
Clean or replace air filter.
Check for dirty fuel filter; replace.
Check for kinked or split fuel line;
repair or replace.
Clean or replace spark plug
and re-gap.
See "Carburetor Adjustment"
in
Service and Adjustments
section.
Contact Sears Service (see back
cover).
Contact Sears Service (see back
cover).
Adjust choke.
Empty fuel tank and refill with
correct fuel mixture.
Clean or replace air filter.
See "Carburetor
Adjustment"
in
Service and Adjustments
section.
See "Fueling Engine" in Operation
section.
Replace with correct spark plug.
See "Carburetor Adjustment"
in
Service and Adjustments
section.
Contact Sears Service (see back
cover).
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