Operation - Sears Craftsman 944.369610 Owner's Manual

OPERATION

KNOW YOUR LAWN MOWER
READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND ALL SAFETY RULES BEFORE OP ER AT ING
YOUR LAWN MOWER. Compare the illustrations with your lawn mower to familiarize
yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for
future reference.
These symbols may appear on your lawn mower or in literature supplied with the
product. Learn and understand their meaning.
Starter
handle
Grass
catcher
Gasoline fi ller
cap
Wheel adjuster
(on each wheel)
Air fi lter
Mulcher door
IMPORTANT: This lawn mower is shipped
WITHOUT OIL OR GASOLINE in the engine.
MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Sears rotary walk-behind power lawn mowers conform to the safety standards of the
American National Standards Institute and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com-
mis sion. The blade turns when the engine is running.
Operator presence control bar – must
be held down to the handle to start the
engine. Release to stop the engine.
Starter handle – used for starting engine.
Operator presence control bar
Drive control levers
Handle knobs
Engine oil cap
with dipstick
Muffl er
Housing
Spark plug
Drive control levers – used to engage
power-pro pelled forward mo tion of mower.
Mulcher door – allows con ver sion to
discharging or bagging operation.
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BRIGGS & STRATTON 4-CYCLE ENGINE
121 CARBURETOR OVERHAUL KIT
134
104
127
358 ENGINE GASKET SET
3
7
9
12
1095 VALVE GASKET SET
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Engine Power Rating Information
The gross power rating for individual gas engine models is labeled in accordance with SAE (So-
ciety of Automo-tive Engineers) code J11940 (Small Engine Power & Torque Rating Procedure),
and rating performance has been obtained and corrected in accordance with SAE J1995 (Revision
2002-5). Actual gross engine power will be lower and is affected by, among other things, ambi-
ent operating conditions and engine-to-engine variability. Given both the wide array of products
on which engines are placed and the variety of environmental issues applicable to operating the
equipment, the gas engine will not develop the rated gross power when used in a given piece of
power equipment (actual "on-site" or net horsepower). This difference is due to a variety of factors
including, but not limited to, accessories (air cleaner, exhaust, charging, cooling, carburetor, fuel
pump, etc.), application limitations, ambient operating conditions (temperature, humidity, altitude),
and engine-to-engine variability. Due to manufacturing and capacity limitations, Briggs & Stratton
may substitute an engine of higher rated power for this Series engine.
MODEL NUMBER 126T02-0372-B1
137
617
163 276
633
20
177
51
163
524
585
617
883
9
883
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