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Acidic gas can damage the fuel system of an engine while in storage. 1. Drain the fuel tank. 2. Start the engine and let itrun untilthe fuel lines and carburetor are empty. OTHER • Do not store gasoline from one season to another. • Replace your gasoline can if your can starts to rust. Rust and/or dirt in your gasoline will cause problems. • If possible, store your unit indoors and cover it to give protectionfrom dust and dirt. • Cover your unit with a suitable protective cover that does not retain moisture. Do not use plastic. Plastic cannot breathe, which allows condensation to form and will cause your unit to rust. IMPORTANT: Never cover mower while engone and exhaust areas are still warm. A CAUTION:Never store the lawn mower with gasoline in the tank inside a building where fumes may reach an open flame or spark, Allow the engine to cool before stodng in any enclosure. 15 • TROUBLESHOOTING CHART PROBLEM CAUSE Ioea not start 1. Dirty air filter. 2. Out offueL 3. Stale fuel. 4. Water infuel. 5. Spark plug wire is disconnected. 6. Bad spark plug. 7. Loose blade or broken blade adapter, 8. Control bar in released position, 9. Control bar defective. Loss of power 1. Rear of lawn mower housing or cutting blade dragging in heavy grass. 2. Cutting too much grass. 3. Dirty air filter. 4. Buildup of grass, leaves, and trash under mower, 5. Too much oil in engine. 6. Walking speed too fast. F_oorcut-1. Worn, bent or loose blade. Jneven 2. Wheel heights uneven. 13. Buildup of grass, leaves and trash under mower, Excessive 1, Worn, bent or loose blade. vibration 2. Bent engine crankshaft. Starter rope hard 1. Engine flywheel brake is on topull when control bar is released 2. Bent engine crankshaft, 3. Blade adapter broken. 4. Blade dragging in grass. CORRECTION 1. Clean/replace air filter. 2. Fill fuel tank. 3. Drain tank and refillwith fresh clean fuel. 4. Drain fuel tank and carburetor and refilltank with fresh gasoline. 5. Connect wire to plug. 6. Replace spark plug. 7. Tighten blade bolt or replace blade adapter. 8. Depress control bar to handle. 9. Replace control bar. 1. Set to "Higher Cut" position. 2. Set to "Higher Cut" position. 3. Clean/replace air filter. 4. Clean underside of mower housing. 5. Check oil level. 6. Cut at slower walking speed. 1. Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt. 2. Set all wheels at same height. 3. Clean underside of mower housing. 1. Replace blade. Tighten blade bolt. 2. Contact a Sears or other qualified service center. 1. Depress control bar to upper handle before pullingstarter rope. 2, Contact a Sears or other qualified service center, 3. Replace blade adapter. 4. Move lawn mower to cut grass or to hard surface. 16 TROUBLESHOOTING CHART PROBLEM CAUSE CORRECTION Srass catcher 1. Cutting height too low. 1_ Raise cutting height. rmtfllllng (Ifso 2. L_ on blade worn off. 2. Replace blade. aqulpped) 3. Catcher not venting air. 3. Clean grass catcher. Hard to push ! 1. Grass is too high or wheel 1. Raise cutting height. height is too low. 2. Rear of lawn mower 2. Raise rear of lawn mower housing or blade dragging housing one (1) setting in grass. higher. 3. Grass catcher too full. 3. Empty grass catcher. 4. Handle height position not 4. Adjust handle height todghtfor you. suit. 17 CRAFTSMANROTARYLAWNMOWER--MODELNUMBER 917.388721 23 44 \ 44 4O 33 68 14 67 56 37 37 4O 16 10 5 CRAFTSMAN ROTARY LAWN MOWER--MODEL NUMBER 917.388721 KEY NO. 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 13 14 18 17 18 19 2t 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 31 32 33 34 PART NO, 86SO2 169709X479 169708X479 132001 63601 131939 66426 154132 165754 1765,56 750634 86899X004 136376 51793 147293 165946)(479 17600406 167132XCO4 167133X004 165858 168360X004 166878 751153 166111X479 166112X479 851856 152124 16083_