To Remove Hood And Grill Assembly; To Adjust Throttle Control Cable; To Adjust Carburetor; Preliminary/Final Setting - Craftsman 917.271660 Owner's Manual

TO REMOVE HOOD AND GRILL AS-
SEMBLY
1. Raise hood.
2. Unsnap headlight wire connector.
3. Stand in front of tractor. Grasp hood at
sides, tilt toward engine and lift off of
tractor.
4. When replacing hood, be sure to
reconnect the headlight wire connec-
tor.
Headlight Wire
Connector
ENGINE
Maintenance, repair, or replacement of
the emission control devices and sys-
tems, which are being done at the
customers expense, may be performed
by any non-road engine repair establish-
ment or individual. Warranty repairs must
be performed by an authorized engine
manufacturer's service outlet.
TO ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL
CABLE
The throttle control has been preset at the
factory and adjustment should not be
necessary. Check adjustment as de-
scribed below before loosening cable. If
adjustment is necessary, proceed as
follows:
1. With engine not running, move throttle
control lever from slow to choke
position. Slowly move lever from
choke to fast position.
2. Check that holes "A" in governor
control lever and hole in governor
plate line-up. If holes "A" are not
aligned, loosen clamp screw and
move throttle cable until holes are
aligned. Tighten clamp screw
securely.
Governor
Control. Lever Governor Control Plate
_rottle Cable
Holes "A" Clamp Screw
TO ADJUST CARBURETOR
NOTE: The carburetor on this engine is
low emission. It is equipped with an idle
fuel adjusting needle with a limiter cap,
which allows some adjustment within the
limits allowed by the cap. Do not attempt
to remove the limiter cap. The limiter cap
cannot be removed without breaking the
adjusting needle.
The carburetor has been preset at the
factory and adjustment should not be
necessary. However, minor adjustment
may be required to compensate for
differences in fuel, temperature, altitude
or load. If the carburetor does need
adjustment, proceed as follows:
In general, turningidle mixture valve in
(clockwise)decreases the supplyof fuel to
the engine givinga leaner fuel/air mixture.
Turningthe idle mixturevalve out (counter-
clockwise)increasesthe supplyof fuel to the
engine giving a richerfueVair mixture.
IMPORTANT: Damage to the needle valve
and the seat in carburetormay resultifscrew
is tumed in too tight.
PRELIMINARY SE'FI'ING -
1. Air cleaner assembly must be as-
sembled to the carburetor when
making carburetor adjustments.
2. Be sure the throttle control cable is
adjusted properly (see above).
FINAL SEFI-ING -(See "TO ADJUST
THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE" in this
section of the manual.)
1. Start engine and allow to warm for five
minutes. Make final adjustments with
engine running and shift/motion
control lever in neutral (N) position.
2. Move throttle control lever to slow
position. With finger, rotate and hold
throttle lever against idle speed
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