Replace Fuel F Ilter - Craftsman 358.795690 Operator's Manual

Cleaning the airfilter:
Adirty airfilter d ecreases engine per-
formance and increases fuel consump-
tion and harmful emissions. Always
clean a fter e very 5hours o foperation.
1. Clean the cover and the area
around ittokeep d ebris from falling
into the carburetor chamber when
the cover isremoved.
2. Remove parts a sillustrated.
NOTE: Donot c lean f ilter i ngasoline or
other flammable solvent. Doing s ocan
create a fire hazard orproduce harmful
evaporative emissions.
3. Wash t he filter i nsoap a nd water.
4. Allow filter t odry.
5. Add afew drops o foil t othe filter;
squeeze filter t odistribute oil.
6. Replace parts.
REPLACE SPARK PLUG
Replace spark p lug each y ear t oen-
sure theengine starts e asier and runs
better. Set s park p lug gap at0.025 i n.
Ignition timing i sfixed, nonadjustable.
1.Twist, then pull o ff s park p lug boot.
2. Remove spark p lug f rom cylinder
and discard.
3. Replace with Champion RCJ-SY
spark p lug and tighten with a3/4 in.
socket wrench (10-12 ft.-Ibs).
4. Reinstall the spark p lug boot.
REPLACE FUEL F ILTER
To replace fuel filter, drain u nit b yrun-
ning itdry offuel, then remove fuel cap
and itsconnected retainer from tank.
Pull filter from tank and remove itfrom
the fuel l ine. Install new fuel f ilter o n
fuel l ine; reinstall parts.
Werecommend allservice and adjust-
ments notlisted i nthismanual beper-
formed by your S ears Service Center.
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT
Carburetor adjustment iscritical and if
done i mproperly can permanently dam-
age theengine aswell a s thecarbure-
tor. I fyou require further assistance or
areunsure about performing this pro-
cedure, call o ur c ustomer assistance
help line at1-800-235-5878.
Old fuel, adirty airfilter, adirty f uel f il-
ter, o rflooding may give theimpression
ofanimproperly adjusted carburetor.
Check these c onditions before adjust-
ing the carburetor.
The carburetor has been c arefully set
atthe factory. Adjustments may be
necessary ifyou notice any ofthe fol-
lowing conditions:
• Engine will n ot i dle. See IDLE S PEED
and MIXTURE under adjusting
procedure.
• Engine dies orhesitates instead of
accelerating. See ACCELERATION
CHECK under adjusting procedure.
• Loss o fpower. See MIXTURE under
adjusting procedure.
ADJUSTING PROCEDURE
CAUTION: Do not f orce p lastic limiter
caps beyond the built-in s tops o rdam-
age will o ccur.
Initial Settings
1.Turn both mixture screws (Land H)
counterclockwise until they stop.
2. Turn t he idle speed s crew clockwise
until itstops. Now turn counterclock-
wise 4 1/2 turns.
3. Start motor and letitrun for3min-
utes, then proceed tothe adjust
screws according tothe instructions
below. Ifengine performance atini-
tial s ettings isacceptable, nofurther
adjustments arenecessary. Ifen-
gine does n ot s tart, refer toTROU-
BLESHOOTING TABLE. Ifstill u nable
toremedy situation, call
1-800-235-5878.
Low Speed Idle S peed
Screw _ Screw
H L
High S peed Screws with
(¢£_t)_,_
Screw Limiter Caps
Idle Speed "IDLE"
Allow engine to idle. If the blade
moves, idle speed is too fast. If the en-
gine stalls, idle speed is too slow.
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