Craftsman 917298480 tiller

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Starter handle
2. Choke lever
3. Spark plug wire and cover
4. Shift lever indicator
5. Ddve control bar "disengaged" position
6. Drive control bar "engaged" position
7. Throttle control
8. Handle grip
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Figure 7
Figure 8
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Starting the engine
a. Reconnect spark plug wire and cover (fig. 7).
b. Move shift lever indicator to "N" (neutral) position (fig.
8).
c. Place throttlecontrol (fig.9) in "FAST" position.
d. Place choke lever in "CHOKE" position (fig.7).
e. Grasp starter handle (fig. 7) with one hand and gra.s.p,
handle bar with other hand. Pull rope out slowly unlti
engine reaches start ofcompression cycle (rope will poll
slightly harder at this point).
f. Pull rope with a rapid, continous, full arm stroke. Keepa
.rm gnp onthe starter handle and let rope rewind slowly.
Do not let starter handle snap back against starter.
g. Repoat steps(e.) and(f.) untilangine starts. When engine
sta,rts. Place choke lever on engine halfway between
CHOKE and "RUN" position (fig. 7) and then move to
'RUN" positionas engine warms up.
h. Movethrottlecontrol(fig.9) halfw_./betwean 'FAST. and
"STOP" positionfor a few minutes to warm up.
_ WARNING!
Keep drive control bar in"disengaged" position when starting
the engine (fig.9).
NOTE!
In order to idle smoothly, a new engine may require 3 to 5
minutes runnigtime above slow idle speed. Idle speed has
been adjusted to be correct after this break-in pedod.
"Fineoperation
a. Movethrottle controltodesiredspeed.
b. Tinemovementbeginswhen drivecontrolbaris in"en-
gaged"position(fig.9).
_ WARNING!
Always release drive control bar before moving shift lever
intoanother position.
Figure 9
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