Craftsman 917273600 lawn tractor

User Manual - Page 28

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iMPORTANT: Damageto the needle
valve and the seat in carburetormayresult
if screw is turned in too tight,
PREMMINARYSETTING-
1. Air cleanerassembly mustbe assem-
bledto the carburetorwhen making
carburetoradjustments.
2. Be sure the throttle control cable is
adjustedproperly (see above).
FINALSETTING-
1. Start engine and allow to warm for five
minutes. Make final adjustmentswith
enginerunningand shift/motioncontrol
leverin neutral(N) position.
2. Movethrottle control leverto slow posi-
tion.With finger, rotateand holdthrottle
lever againstidle speedscrew.Turn
idle speedscrewto attain 1750 RPM.
3. While still holdingthrottleleveragainst
idle speedscrew,turn idle mixture
valve full travel clockwisethen coun-
terclockwiseuntil engineruns rough.
Turnvalveto a point midwaybetween
those two positions. Releasethrottle
lever.
ACCELERATIONTEST-
4. Movethrottle control leverfrom slow
to fast position. If engine hesitatesor
dies,turn idle mixturevalve out (coun-
terclockwise)1/8turn. Repeattest and
continueto adjust, if necessary,until
engineacceleratessmoothly.
Highspeedstop is factory adjusted. Do
not adjust- damage may result.
iMPORTANT: Nevertamperwith the
enginegovernor,which is factory set
for properenginespeed, Overspeed-
ing the engineabovethe factory high
speedsetting can be dangerous,If you
think the engine-governedhigh speed
needsadjusting,contacta Sears or other
qualifiedservice center,which has proper
equipmentand experienceto make any
necessaryadjustments,
IdleSpeed [- _ Z_.._.... Throttle
Screw _ Lever
With Limiter
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