Cutting Height; Engine Speed; Carburetor - Craftsman 917.376301 Owner's Manual

SERVICE AN ADJUSTMENTS
TO ADJUST HANDLE (See Figs. 15 Thru 17)
Your lawn mower handle can be raised or lowered for your
mowing comfort. Four (4) positions are available: high,
medium high, medium tow and low. Handles are shipped
mounted in the medium Iow position.
. To change from medium low to medium high position,
the upper and lower handle sections wile have to be
turned over (See Fig. 15B),
• Remove the controls and operator presence controt
bar from the upper handle,
• Remove the starter rope guide from the lower handle,
• Remove hairpin cotters.
• Disconnect the lower i_andle from the handle brackets
(See Fig. 17).
° Turn the handle over and reassemble the hairpin
cotters that have been removed.
• Reassemble the starter rope guide.
• Reassemble the controls and the operator presence
controt bar to the upper handle.
CAUTION: The operator presence con-
trol bar must pivot freely to permit blade
brake engagement when control bar is
released. Do not over tighten the
fasteners holding the controls to the
upper handle.
To change from medium low to high position only the
upper handle section will have to be turned over (See
Fig, 16A).
To change from medium low to Iow position, only the
rower handle section will have to be turned over (See
Fig. 16B),
ENGINE
ENGINE SPEED
Your engine speed has been factory set. Do not attempt
to increase engine speed or it may result in personal injury.
If you believe that the engine is running too fast or too slow,
take your lawn mower to an authorized service center for
repair and adjustment,
Your carburetor has a non-adjustable fixed main jet for
mixture controf, If your engine does not operate properly
due to suspected carburetor problems, take your iawn
mower to an authorized service center for repair and/or
adjustment.
SHIPPING POSITION
MEDIUM LOW
MEDIUM HIGH
FIG, 15A FIG. t5B
HIGH
LOW
FIG. 16A
SQUEEZE _
TO REMOVE
• FIG. 16B
LOWER HANDLE
HANDLE
BRACKET
HAIRPIN CLIP
FIG. 17
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