Craftsman 917.258920 Owner's Manual page 27

TO ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL CABLE
(See Fig. 36)
The throttle control has been preset at the factory and
adjustment shouldnot be necessary° Check adjustment as
described below before loosening cable, if adjustment is
necessary, proceed as follows:
= With engine not running, move throttle control lever to
fast position.
= Check that speed controllever is against stop screw. If
it is not, loosen casing clamp screw and pull throttle
cable until lever is against screw. Tighten clamp screw
securely.
CLAMP SCREWS
CHOKE
CONTROL
CABLE "_,
\
THROTTLE
CONTROL
CABLE
IDLE SPEED
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
CLOSED FOR
FULL
FIG. 37
TO ADJUST CARBURETOR
The carburetor has been present at the factory and adjust-
ment 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, see engine manual.
High speed stop tsfactory adjusted° Do not adjust-damage
may result.
IMPORTANT= NEVER TAMPER WITH THE ENGINE
GOVERNOR, WHICH IS FACTORY SET FOR PROPER
ENGINE SPEED. OVERSPEEDING THE ENGINE ABOVE
THE FACTORY HIGH SPEED SETTING CAN BE
DANGEROUS° IF YOU THINK THE ENGINE-GOVERNED
HIGH SPEED NEEDS ADJUSTING, CONTACT YOUR
NEAREST AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER/
DEPARTMENT, WHICH HAS PROPER EQUIPMENT AND
EXPERIENCE TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY
ADJUSTMENTS.
FIG. 36
TO ADJUST CHOKE CONTROL
(See Figs, 36 and 37)
The choke control has been preset at the factory and
adjustment should not be necessary, check adjustmentas
described below before loosening cable, if adjustment is
necessary, proceed as follows:
• With engine not running, move choke control (located
on dash panel) to full choke position.
• Remove air cleaner cover, filter and cartridge plate to
expose carburetor choke (See "AIR FILTER" in the
Customer Responsibilitiessection of this manual).
° Choke should be closed_ If it is not, loosen casing
clamp screw and move choke cable until choke is
completely closed. Tighten casing clamp screw se-
curely.
° Reassemble air cleaner.
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