Troy-Bilt 8 HP - Manual (Page 55)

Throttle cable
adjustments
The throttle lever settings have
been factory adjusted and unnec­
essary adjustm ents should not be
m ade. H ow ever, if the engine does
not start or stop, or if it does
not respond im m ediately to vari­
ous throttie lever settings, then
the follow ing adjustm ents m ay
be necessary.
A
WARNING
To help avoid personal injury, stop
the engine, rem ove the electric
start key, disconnect the spark
plug w ire, and let the engine and
m uffler cool before adjusting the
throttle cable.
A. To adjust the 7 HP
Briggs & Stratton
throttle cable
1. M ove the throttle lever on the
handlebar to the “FA S T” position.
2. W ith the lever In the “FA S T”
position, the S peed C ontrol Lever
(see Photo 6-56) on the throttle
control bracket should be located
all the w ay forw ard in its m ounting
slot (see Fast S peed setting in
P hoto 6-56). If it is, go on to S tep
4. If it isn’t, proceed to Step 3.
3. Loosen (do not rem ove) the
C able C lam p Screw (see P hoto
6-56) until the throttle cable is free
to m ove. Then m ove the cable for­
w ard until the S peed C ontrol Lever
reaches the end of the slot. Tighten
the C able C lam p S crew securely
and proceed to S tep 4.
4. M ove the throttle lever on the
handlebar to the “S TO P ” position.
W hile doing so, look at the S peed
C ontrol Lever and Shut-O ff Tab on
your engine (see P hoto 6-56). A s
the S peed C ontrol Lever reaches
the end of its m ounting slot, the
S hut-O ff Tab should spring out­
w ard, aw ay from the engine. If it
does, the throttle cable is properly
adjusted to stop the engine and
further adjustm ents are not neces­
sary. If it doesn’t, proceed to
S tep 5.
5. M ove the throttle lever on the
handlebar to the “S TO P ” position
and then loosen (do not rem ove)
the C able C lam p S crew until the
throttle cable is free to m ove. Then
pull the cable back until the Shut-
O ff Tab springs outw ard. Tighten
the C able C lam p S crew securely.
6. Test the operation of the throttle
lever by m oving it back and forth
betw een the “FA S T” and “S TO P ”
positions. A s you do, check that
the S peed C ontrol Lever on the
throttle control bracket functions
as described in S teps 2 and 4. If
you are unable to properly adjust
the cable, call or w rite us for fur­
ther advice.
B. To adjust the 8 HP Kohler
throttle cable
1. M ove the throttle lever on the
handlebar to the “S TO P ” position.
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2. Loosen the C able C lam p S crew
(P hoto 6-57) until the throttle cable
is free to m ove.
3. M ove the C arburetor C ontrol A rm
(P hoto 6-57) to the right until it
touches the E ngine S hutoff S w itch.
R em ove any slack in the throttle
cable and retighten the C able
C lam p S crew .
4. M ove the throttle lever on the
handlebar to the “FA S T” position.
5. C heck that the C arburetor C on­
trol A rm (P hoto 6-57) is now touch­
ing the H igh Speed S top S crew . If
it isn’t, loosen the C able C lam p
S crew and m ove the C arburetor
C ontrol A rm back until it does.
Then securely tighten the C able
C lam p S crew .
6. C heck the operation of the
throttle control lever as follow s:
(a) M ove the throttle control lever
on the handlebar to the “S TO P ”
position. The C arburetor C on­
trol A rm should be touching
the S hutoff Sw itch.
(b) M ove the throttle control lever
to the “FA S T” position. The
C arburetor C ontrol A rm should
be touching the H igh S peed
S top S crew .
(c) If the C arburetor C ontrol A rm
does not touch both the S hut­
off Sw itch and the H igh S peed
S top S crew , readjust the cable
settings as explained previ­
ously. If you are unable to
properly adjust the cable, call
or w rite us for further advice.
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6-56: Throttle control bracket on 7 HP Briggs & Stratton
Engine.
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6-57: Throttle control bracket on 8 HP Kohler Engine.
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