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Craftsman 917.255723 Owner's Manual page 17

10 h.p. 36" riding lawn tractor electric start

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AS NEEDED
1. CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT
DO NOT MAKE UNNECESSARY
ADJUSTMENTS.
FAC-
TORY
SETTINGS ARE SATISFACTORY
FOR MOST
APPLICATIONS
AND CONDITIONS. IF ADJUSTMENTS
ARE
NEEDED, PROCEED AS FOLLOWS:
a.
Make
sure
Air Cleaner
is
clean (see page
15).
b.
With engine not running, place
Throttle at "FAST"
detent
(not
in
"CHOKE''
position).
c. Check that hole
in Throttle
Lever
and
hole
in Plate line
up (Fig. 31
- Inset).
If holes are not al igned,
loosen
Clamp Screw and move Throttle Cable until
holes
are
aligned. Tighten Clamp
Screw.
d.
Turn
Mixture Screw clockwise (
r-.....)
LIGHTLY to
seat. CAUTION: FORCING WILL CAUSE DAMAGE.
Turn Mixture Screw counterclockwise
(I"\)
one
turn.
e. Start
engine
and allow to idle
for
5 minutes.
f. Turn Mixture Screw clockwise (
~)
until the
engine
speed drops. NOTE THE SCREW POSITION.
g. Turn Mixture Screw counterclockwise (
;-~
)
until
the
engine begins
to
run
rough.
Set Mixture Screw
between
the
two
positions.
h.
Push Throttle Lever to "FAST" detent (not ''CHOKE").
If
engine
"hunts"
or runs rough, make small adjustments
on Mixture Screw until engine
runs smoothly.
i.
If
engine idles too fast or too slow,
adjust Idle
with Idle
Speed Stop Screw.
j.
High Speed Stop is factory adjusted. DO NOT ADJUST-
DAMAGE MAY RESULT.
2.
REPLACE FUEL FILTER
a. Remove Clamps
from
fue
l
lines
at
f
ront
and rear of
Fuel
Filter (Fig. 31).
b. Pull Fuel Filter out of fuel
lines.
c. Install new Fuel Filter
with arrow pointing
toward
engine.
d.
Install
new Fuel Line
Clamps
supplied with Fuel Filter.
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IDLE
SPEED
STOP SCREW
,
..
FUEL
FILTER
HIGH SPEED
STOP·
FACTORY
ADJUSTED
DO
NOT ADJUST
FIGURE 31
L

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