Starting Your Tractor With A Weak Battery; Throttle Control Cable Adjustment - Craftsman Companion 917.259730 Owner's Manual

REPA
& ADJUSTMENT
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1_ Starting your Tractor With a Weak Battery
if your battery is too weak to start the engine, it
should be recharged, If "_umper cables'" are used
for emergency starting, follow this procedure:
NOTE: YOUR TRACTOR IS EQUIPPED WITH A 12
VOLT NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM THE OTHER
VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE
GROUNDED SYSTEM,,
LEAD,ACID BATTERIES GENERATE EX-1
PLOSIVE GASES, KEEP SPARKS, FLAME t
AND SMOKING MATERIALS AWAY FROM
BATTERIES, ALWAYS WEAR EYE PRO- _
TECTtON WHEN AROUND BATTERIES,, _ ]
L H SIDE
PANEL BOLT
CLUTCH:BRAKE PEDAL "\
"CLUTCH' POSITION •
_RKING BRAKE
• DISENGAGED*POSITiON
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FIGURE 28
a, Connect each end of the RED cable to the
POSITIVE (+) terminals of each battery
(taking care not to short against chassis)
(Fig 27).
b_ Connect one end of the BLACK cable to the
NEGATIVE (-) terminals of fully charged
battery.
c. Connect the other end of the cable to the L.H,
side panel bolt (Fig 28) NOTE: KEEP
AWA Y FROM GAS TANKAND BATTERY.
d_ Disconnect cables in reverse order.:
1. L.H. side panel bolt (Fig.. 28),,
2. Negadve terminals of fully charged battery.
3, Pos/dve terminals,
SPEED
SCREW
MIXTURE
VALVE
GOVERNOR CONTROL
LEVER
FIGURE 29
IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE YOUR TRACTOR BATe I
TERY TO START OTHER VEHICLES, J
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Throttle Control Cable Adjustment
Never attempt to change maximum engine speed,
This is preset at the factory (3600 ± 100 RPM)
and should only be changed b y a qualified service
technician who has the necessary equipment
a, Remove hood, page 23.
b, Loosen casing clamp screw until throttle cable
is free to move (Fig 29A)
c Move throttle control (on the dashboard) to
"'FA S T'" position.
d Pull throttle cable tight (until swivel beneath
carburetor ts agalnst s_de of quarter c_rcfe)
Rehghten casing clamp screw
CLAMP SCREW
HOLES "A °'
THROTTLE CABLE
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REFER TO -STARTING THE ENGINE,"
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THROTTLE CABLE
FIGURE 29,4
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