E. carburetor ad4ustments, E. carburetor adjustments – Sears 358.356090-3.7/20" User Manual

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3. Remove the fan housing.
4. Use a 9/16” socket wrench on the flywheel

nut to keep the crankshaft from moving.
Figure 54.

NOTE:

Place the socket handle forward as

shown in Figure 54.

5. Remove the clutch with a 3/4” socket or end

wrench in a

clockwise

direction. Figure 55.

KEIP

CRANKSHAFT

FROM MOVING

ICAUTIOi^Do not remove the clutch with a

punch or a power tool to avoid clutch damage
or breakage.

6. Remove worn sprocket and replace.

7. install clutch in a counferc/oc/cw/se direction.

Figure 55.

8. Hold flywheel by hand and torque clutch to

22 ft. pounds.

NOTE:

Do not hold a wrench on the flywheel

nut when replacing the clutch. This could
loosen the flywheel nut.

9. Reinstall fan housing, bar chain and bar

clamp.

REMOVE CLUTCH

CLOCKWISE

INSTALL CLUTCH

COUNTERCLOCKWISE

Figure 54

Figure 55

E. CARBURETOR AD4USTMENTS

• The carburetor has been adjusted at the fac­

tory for sea level conditions. Adjustment may

become necessary if the unit is used at

significantly higher altitudes or if you notice
any of the following conditions:

—Chain moves with the engine at idle speed.

— Loss of cutting power which is not cor­

rected by air filter or muffler screen clean­

.......... ing.

—Engine dies or hesitates when it should

accelerate.

* Permanent damage will occur to the engine if

incorrect carburetor adjustments are made.

To

make the adjustment, follow the procedure below

very carefully.

f. Turn the

Low Speed Mixture

Screw

and the

High speed Mixture

Screw

one full turn

counterciockwise

LOW

SPEED

ADJ.
SCREW

IDLE Vii

SPEED ADJ. SCREW

WARNING!

The chain may be moving during this procedure.

Wear your protective gear and observe ail of the

safety precautions.

1. PREPARATION

a. Stop engine.

b. Use a fresh fuel mixture with proper

gasoiine/oii ratio.

c. Place the saw on a solid, flat surface and

make sure the chain will not contact any

object.

d. Locate the three (3) Carburetor adjusting

screws located on the fan housing side of

the saw. Figure 56.

e. Turn the

Low Speed Mixture Screw

and the

High Speed Mixture Screw clockwise*^

just until they stop.

Do not turn the screws

until they are tight as you may damage

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the needle seats.

Figure 56

2. IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT—I

a. Start the engine and allow to idle.
b. Adjust if the engine dies or stops by turning

the

Idle Speed Screw

1/2 turn clockwise

NOTE;

To increase idle speed, turn the Idle

Speed Screw clockwise

. To

decrease idle speed, turn the Idle Speed

Screw counterclockwise

.

c. Run the engine for a few minutes to bring it

up to operating temperature.

NOTE:

The engine must be at operating

temperature for proper adjustments to be

made.

3. LOW SPEED MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT

a. Turn the

Low Speed Mixture Screw

slowly

clockwise

until the RPM starts to

drop. Note the position.

b. Turn the

Low Speed Mixture Screw

coun­

terclockwise

until the RPM speeds

up and starts to drop again. Note the posi­

tion.

c. Set the

Low Speed Mixture Screw

at the

mid-point between the two positions.

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