Craftsman 917.272068 - Manual (Page 27)

TO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL AS­
SEMBLY
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4.
Raise hood.
Unsnap headlight wire connector.
Stand in front of tractor. Grasp hood at
sides, tilt toward engine and lift off of
tractor.
When replacing hood, be sure to
reconnect the headlight wire connec­
tor.
ENGINE
Maintenance, repair, or replacement of the
emission control devices and systems, which
are being done at the customers expense,
may be performed by any non-road engine
repair establishment or individual. Warranty
repairs must be performed by an authorized
engine manufacturer's service outlet.
TO ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL
CABLE
The throttle control has been preset at the
factory and adjustment should not be
necessary. Check adjustment as described
below before loosening cable. If adjustment is
necessary, proceed as follows:
1. With engine not running, move throttle
control lever from slow to choke position.
Slowly move lever from choke to fast
position.
2. Check to see if hole in throttle lever and
hole in speed control bracket are aligned.
3. If holes are not aligned, loosen cable
clamp screw and align the holes by
inserting a pencil or a 1/4“ drill bit through
both holes.
4. Pull throttle cable up to remove slack and
tighten cable clamp screw. Remove
alignment pencil or drill bit.
TO ADJUST CARBURETOR
The carburetor has been preset at the factory
and adjustment should not be necessary.
However, minor adjustment may be required
to compensate for differences in fuel,
temperature, altitude or load. If the carburetor
does need adjustment, proceed as follows:
In general, turning the adjusting needles in
(clockwise) decreases the supply of fuel to
the engine giving a leaner fuei'air mixture.
Turning the adjusting needles out (counter­
clockwise) increases the supply of fuel to the
engine giving a richer fuel/air mixture.
IMPORTANT: Damage to the needles and
seats in carburetor may result if turned in too
tight.
NOTE: The carburetor on this engine is tow
emissbn. It is equipped with an idle fuel
adjusting needle with a limiter cap, which
allows some adjustment within the limits
allowed by the cap. Do not attempt to remove
the limiter cap. The limiter cap cannot be
removed without breaking the adjusting
needle.
1. Be sure you have a dean air filter and the
throttle control cable is adjusted properly
(see above).
2. Start engine and allow to warm for five
minutes. Make adjustments wito engine
running and shifl/motion control lever in
neutral (N) position.
3. Idle speed setting - With throttle control
lever in slow positton, engine should idle
at 1750 RPM. If engine idles too slow or
fast, turn idle speed adjusting screw in or
out until correct idle is attained.
4. Idle fuel needle setting - With throttle
control lever in slow position, turn idle fuel
adjustment needle In (clockwise) until
engine begins to die and then turn out
(counterclockwise) until engine mns
rough. Turn needle to a point midway
between those two positions.
5. Recheck idle speed. Readjust if neces­
sary.
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