Chain Adjustment; Clean Fuel Filter; Carburetor Adjustment - Craftsman 358.351162 Operator's Manual

• Removebar clamp nuts.
° Removebar clamp.
• Removethe oldchain.
Bar
Clamp
\
Bar
Ciarnp Nuts
, Turnadjusting screwby handcoun-
terclockwise untiladjusting pinjust
touchesthe stop.
• Slideguidebar behindclutchdrum
untilguidebar stopsagainstclutch
drumsprocket.
• Carefullyremovenewchainfrom
package.Holdchainwiththe drive
linksas shown.
Cuffers Dep_ Gauge
D_ve Unks
• Race chainover and behind the
clutch.
• Fit chaindrivelinksintobar groove.
Fit bottomofddve linksbetweenteeth
in sprocketnose.
• Pullguidebar forward untilchainis
snugIn guidebar groove.
• Now,installbar clampmakingsure
the adjusting pin is positioned in the
lowerholeinthe guidebar.
/
/
Adjusting
Pin
Lower
Hole Guid_
Bar
, Installbar clampnuts and fingertight-
en only.Do nottightenany furtherat
thispoint
I
CHAIN ADJUSTMENT
See =ChainTension"in Maintenance
section.
CLEAN FUEL FILTER
To clean fuelfilter,drainyourunitby
runningdryof fuel, removefuel cap/re-
tainerassemblyfromtank. Pullfilter
fromtank and removefromline. Clean
withmild detergentand rinse.Drythor-
oughly,reassemble.
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT
WARNING: The chainwillbe moving
dudngmostof this procedure. W ear
yourprotective equipmentand observe
all safetyprecautions. D uringthe low
speedmixture adjustment r echeckidle
speed aftereachturnof the screw.The
chainmust notmove at idlespeed.
Carburetor adjustment is criticalandif
doneimproperly= can permanently dam-
age the engineas well as the carbure-
tor.if you requirefurther assistance or
are unsureaboutperforming this proce-
dure, callour customerassistance help
lineat 1-800-235-5878.
Old fuel,a dirtyair filter,dirtyfuelfilter,
orfloodingmay give the impression of
an improperly adjusted carburetor.
Checktheseconditions beforeadjust-
ingthecarburetor.
The carburetor has been carefully set at
thefactory.Adjustments may be neces*
sary ifyou noticeany of thefollowing
conditions:
• Chain movesat idle.See =idleSpeed"
underadjusting procedure.
° Saw willnot idle. See "IdleSpeed"
and_LowSpeed Mixture'under ad-
justingprocedure.
° Enginediesor hesitateswhen it
shouldaccelerate.See "Acceleration
Check"underadjusting procedure.
° Lossof cuttingpower.See =High
Speed MixtureH" underadjusting
procedure.
There arethree adjustment s crewson
the carburetor. _Theyare labeledH,_ L,
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