Craftsman 5.0 22 Snowblower Owners Manual

  
COLDSTART(Seefigureonthispage) 
•Besuretheaugerddveleverisinthe 
disengaged(Released)position, 
•Movethethrottlecontrolto_(Fast) 
position. 
•Removethekeysfromtheplasticbag. 
Insertonekeyintotheignitionslot.Be 
sureitsnapsintoplace.DONOTTURN 
KEY.Keepthesecondkeyinasafe 
place. 
•RotatethechokecontroltoH 
chokeONposition. 
•Connectthepowercordtotheswitchbox 
ontheengine. 
•Plugtheotherendofthepowercordinto 
athree-hole,grounded120voltA.C, 
receptacle. 
•Pushthepnmerbuttonwhilecoveringthe...

  
•Pushtheprimerbutton,seefigureon 
page8,whilecoveringtheventholeas 
follows:(removefingerfromprimerbut- 
tonbetweenprimes). 
Onetimeiftemperatureisabove 
50oF. 
Twotimesiftemperatureis50_Fto 
15°t:. 
Fourtimesiftemperatureisbelow 
15°F. 
•Pulltherecoilstarterhandlerapidly.Do 
notallowthehandletosnapback,butal- 
towittorewindslowlywhilekeepinga 
firmholdonthestarterhandle. 
•Asenginestartswarmsupmovechoke 
leverto1/2chokeposition.When 
enginerunssmoothly,movechokelever 
toNoChokePosition....

  
CUSTOMERRESPONSIBILITIES 
SERVICE 
RECORDS 
Fillindatesas 
youcomplete 
regularservice 
CheckEngineOilLevel 
ChangeEngineOil 
TightenAllScrews&Nuts 
LubricatePivotPoints 
CheckAugerClutchCable 
Adjustment(SeeCableAdj) 
CheckDdveBert 
CheckFuel 
DrainFuel 
ReplaceSparkPlug After 
first2 
Hours SCHEDULE SERVICE 
DATES 
BeforeASEveryEver_Every 
EachNeeded!51025 
UseHoursHouriHours 
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p- 
v* EachBefore 
Seaso¢Storage 
v 
PRODUCTSPECIFICATIONS 
HORSEPOWER:5HP 
DISPLACEMENT:12.04cu.in....

  
OILRECOMMENDATION 
Onlyusehighqualitydetergentoilrated 
withAPIserviceclassificationSG.Select 
theoilsviscositygradeaccordingtoyour 
expectedoperatingtemperature. 
NOTE:Forextremecoldoperatingcondi- 
tionsof0°andbelow,useapartialsynthetic 
OW30motoroilforeasierstarting. 
NOTE:Althoughmulti-viscosityoilsim- 
provestartingincoldweather,thesemulti- 
viscosityoilswillresultinincreasedoil 
consumptionwhenusedabove32°1.Check 
yourengineoillevelmorefrequentlyto 
avoidpossibleenginedamagefromrunning...

  
•Holdthesquareendofthethreaded 
portionwithpliersandadjusttheIocknut 
inoroutuntiltheexcessslackisremoved 
(seelastfigureonpage14). 
•Pullthecablebackthroughthespringand 
connectthecable(seelastfigureonpage 
14). 
NOTE:Whenevertheaugerbeltisreplaced, 
thecableswillneedtobeadjusted. 
TOADJUSTAUGERDRIVEBELT 
Beltstretchesduringnormaluse.Ifyour 
snowthrowerwillnotdischargesnow,ora 
squealingnoiseisheardwhenthe 
snowthrewerisputintodeepsnow,yourau- 
geridlerpulleymayneedtobeadjusted....

  
mountingbolt. 
•Reinstallthebeltcover. 
•Reconnectthesparkplugwire. 
A(_dvePulley 
 ,_._,,,,=_.BeltGuide 
,--k--\k.8. 
AugerIdler_\ 
PulleyEnga_ 
it__.Impeller 
_Pulley 
TOREPLACEAUGERSHEARBOLT 
Theaugersaresecuredtotheaugershaft 
withspecialbolts(seefigurebelow)that 
aredesignedtobreak(toprotectthema- 
chine)ifanobjectbecomeslodgedinthe 
augerhousing.Useofaharderboltwillde- 
stroytheprotectionprovidedbytheshear 
bolt. 
IMPORTANT:Toensuresafetyandperfor- 
mancelevels,onlyodginalequipmentshear...

  
Z_CAUTIONNeverstoreyoursnow 
throwerindoorsorinanenclosed,poorly 
ventilatedareaifgasolineremainsinthe 
tank.fumesmayreachanopenflame, 
sparkorpilotlightfromafurnace,water 
heater,clothesdryer,cigarette,etc. 
Topreventenginedamage(ifsnowthrower 
isnotusedformorethan30days)follow 
thestepsbelow. 
SNOWTHROWERSTORAGE 
•Thoroughlycleanthesnowthrower. 
•Lubricatealllubricationpoints(seethe 
Maintenancesectiononpages12-14). 
•Besurethatallnuts,boltsandscrewsare 
securelyfastened,inspecta(Ivisiblemov-...

  
TROUBLECAUSECORRECTION 
)ifficultstartingDefectivesparkplugReplacesparkplug 
WaterordirtinfuelsystemUsecarburetorbowldraintoflush 
andrefillwithfreshfuel. 
EnginerunsBlockedfuellineorlowonfuelCleanfuelline;checkfuelsupply; 
erraticallytankorstalegasolineaddfreshfuel(gasoline/oilmix 
turaif2-cycleengine). 
EnginestallsUnitrunningonCHOKEMovechokelevertoOFFposition. 
EnginerunsWaterordirtinfuetsystemUsecarburetorbowl,draintoflush 
erratically;&refillwithfreshfuel. 
or 
Lossofpower...

  
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