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Cleaning Cooling System
After every 100 operating hours, clean dirt and chaff from
cylinder, cylinder head fins and from around carburetor
and linkage. Also remove debris from air intake slots on
recoil housing. This will ensure proper cooling and
optimum engine performance.
Adjusting Wheel Drive
If mower does not self-propel or self-propels when control
bar is more than 1–1/2 inches from the handle, adjust
wheel drive control knob on rear of gear box.
1. Close door in mower housing and remove grass bag.
2. ADJUSTMENT (Fig. 22)—Rotate control knob
clockwise 1/2 turn if mower does not self-propel. If
mower creeps forward, rotate knob 1/2 turn
counterclockwise to loosen belt.
Figure 22
1. Control knob
3. CHECK ADJUSTMENT—Slowly pull mower
backward while control bar is gradually moved toward
handle. Adjustment is correct when rear wheels stop
turning and control bar is about 1 inch from handle
(Fig. 23).
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1. One inch
Inspecting/Removing/
Sharpening Blade
Always mow with a sharp blade. A sharp blade cuts
cleanly and without tearing or shredding the grass blades
like a dull blade.
1. Stop engine and wait for all moving parts to stop. Pull
wire off spark plug (Fig. 9).
2. Drain gasoline from fuel tank; refer to Draining
Gasoline, page 13.
3. Tip mower on its left side (Fig. 24).
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1. Blade
2. Blade nuts
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Figure 23
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Figure 24
3. Anti-scalp cup
4. Accelerator
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