Manual

Beforeperforminganytypeofmaintenance/service,disengageallcontrolsandstoptheengine.Waituntilall
movingpartshavecometoacompletestop.Disconnectsparkplugwireandgroundit againsttheengineto prevent
unintendedstarting.Alwayswearsafetyglassesduringoperationorwhileperforminganyadjustmentsorrepairs.
Thissectionaddresses minorserviceissues.Tolocate the nearestSears Service Centeror to scheduleservice,simplycontact
Searsat 1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
Enginefailsto start
Enginerunserratically
1. Fueltankempty,or stalefuel.
2. Blockedfuel line.
3. Sparkplugwire disconnected.
4. Faultysparkplug.
1. Enginerunningon choke.
2. Fuellineblocked,or stalefuel.
3. Wateror dirt in fuel system.
4. Carburetorout of adjustment.
Engineoverheats 1. Carburetorout of adjustment.
Lossof power 1. Sparkplugwire loose.
2. Ventingas cap plugged.
Excessivevibration 1. Loosepartsor damagedblades
1. Filltankwithcleanfreshgasoline.
2. Cleanfuel line.
3. Connectwireto sparkplug.
4. Cleansparkplug, readjustgap,or replace.
1. Movechokeleverto OFFposition.
2. Cleanfuel lineandfill tankwithfresh,clean
gasoline.
3. Drainfueltank. Refillwithfreshfuel.
4. ContactaSearsServiceCenter.
1. ContactaSearsServiceCenter.
1. Firmlyconnectsparkplugwire.
2. Clearvent.
1. Stopengineimmediatelyanddisconnectspark
plugwire.Checkfor possibledamage.Tighten
allboltsandnuts. Repairas needed.If problem
persists,takedethatcherto a SearsService
Dealer.
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