My craftsman will not go fardward or back. what is the mater with it. I just started it up for the first time this year.

Try to put a little gas in the sparkplug hole.Put plug back in then try to start again.

what car
what year.
no mater, find any ASE mechanic. (is USA< and no car stated)
noise is most times serious, for you and engine.

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I would suggest the following:

1. Either clean or replace the spark and make certain that the gap is correct;
2. Check the ignition wire for breaks or cranks, if found, replace the ignition wire; and,
3. Add about one (1) oz of carburetor cleaner to a full tank of gas.

i have a chipper and it started giving lot of problems 4 yrs ago, so I got this free Pdf manual from reliable-store for free and I don't think Ive visited a mechanic or fixya for help for more than 3-4 times out of the 20 times I fixed the chipper in these 4 years

Take emery cloth and pollish the magnito and put it back together and it should start back firing

the warmth to the carburetor will cause dirt to expand inside causing this to happen. Usually after 2 to 3 years these caburetors are no longer good to use. A new one will be better to have to run your trimmer
Walbro makes these caburetors and nobody likes to service them for their size is small and the cost is far cheaper to replace than fix

Hi little,

The 7.0 hp version does the same thing.

I found that it was caused by the transmission not being fully engaged to a particular setting. when it tries to engage the tines in both forward and reverse, the engine stalls immediately.

After taking to neutral and back a few dozen times I got a 'feel' for it. Has happened in over a year.

Try it. It did take patience.

Best regards

Mike

That's really strange. The low-speed fuel adjustment screw may be set way too rich, but that doesn't seem likely. With the air filter off, look at the choke plate if possible as you advance the throttle and see at what point the choke closes. Back it off till the choke opens and then put the filter back on and try to start it at that setting. Another thing that could cause too much fuel is if the adjustment of the carburetor float is off, causing the fuel level to be too high in the carb bowl.

if anti back fire selonoid is disconnected how
are you getting fuel? if so ck selonoid again make sure it is open. should run

Hi I have a craftsman 4 cycle model no. 316.791970 gas trimmer. When I pull on the rode there is little resistance . I took the sparkplug out and put a flash light down the hole and there is a thing that is moving . What should I look next, or do you know what is wrong? Thanks for any help! I've had it only 3 years and already Sears have replace the clutch assy.