Engine Speed; Cutting Height; Carburetor; Handle - Craftsman EZ3 917.386220 Owner's Manual

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stopped.
_
_
Hake sure the blad
and a_l moving parts have completely
,
Disconnect
spark plug wire from spark plug and place where it cannot come in contact with plug.
ERVICE AND ADJ
STMENTS
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST
CUTTING
HEIGHT
See "TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT" in the Operation
section of this manual
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector, attached between the rear wheels of
your lawn mower, is provided to minimize the possibility
that objects witi be thrown out the rear of the tawn mower
into the operator's mowing position.
if the rear deflector becomes damaged, it should be re-
ptaced.
TO ADJUST
HANDLE
(See Figs. 12 Thru t4)
Your tawn mower handle can be raised or towered for your
mowing comfort,
Four (4) positions are available:
high,
medium high, medium low and low, Handles are shipped
mounted in the medium low position,
o
To Change from medium lowto medium, high position,
the upper and lower handle sections wilt have to be
turned over (See Fig, 128),
o
Remove the cabte clips.
o
Remove the controls and operator presence control
bar from the upper handle,
o
Remove the starter rope guide from the lower handle,
o
Remove hairpin cotters.
°
Disconnect the lower handle from the handle brackets
(See Fig, 14).
o
Turn the handle over and reassemble
the hairpin
cotters that have been removed,
o
Reassemble the starter rope guide,
o
Reassemble the controls and the operator presence
control bar to the upper handle.
CAUTIION: The operator presence con-
trol bar must pivot freely to permit blade
brake engagement
when contro_ bar is
released.
Do not over tighten
the fas-
teners holding the controls
to the up-
per handmeo
&
To change from medium tow to high position only the
upper handle section wilI have to be turned over (See
Fig. 13A).
o
To change from medium low to low position, only the
lower handle section will have to be turned over (See
Fig, 13B),
ENGINE
SHIPPING
POSITION
MEDIUM LOW
FIG. t2A
MEDIUM HIGH
FIG. ]2B
LOW
FiG. 13A
SQUEEZE
TO REMOVE
HAIRPIN CLIP
FIG. 14
!4
CARBURETOR
Your carburetor has a non-adjustable
fixed main jet for
mixture control
ff your engine does not operate properly
due to suspected
carburetor
problems, take your lawn
mower to an authorized service center for repair or adjust-
n'ten£
FIG. 13B
LOWER HANDLE
HANDLE
BRACKET
ENGINE
SPEED
Your engine speed has been factory set. Do not attempt
to increase engine speed or it may result in personal injury.
If you believe that the engine is running too fast ortoo slow,
take your lawn mower to an authorized
service center for
repair and adjustment.

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