Craftsman 917.376671 owner manual Engine

4.	Turnlowerhandleover to raiseor						ENGINE
	lowerhandle.						ENGINE	SPEED
5. Squeezelowerhandleinandpositionholes
	onto mountingpins on handle bracket.						Your engine speed has been factory set.
							Do not attempt		to increase engine	speed
6.	Reassembleupperhandleand all
							or it may	result	in personal injury.	If you
	parts removedfrom lowerhandle.
							believe that engine is running too fast or
	Mowing		_		Mowing
							too stow, take your mower to a Sears or
	position	i	"_	/_,	position	,
							other qualified		service center for	repair

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and

adjustment.

CARBURETOR

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Your

carburetor

is not

adjustable.

If your

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Hairpin

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engine does not operate properly due to sus-

pected

carburetor

problems,

take your lawn

cotter--_

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_.Handle

mower

to a Sears

or

other

qualified

service

M°unting', _>_--_lJ

bracket

center for repair and/or adjustment.

pin

LOW POSITION

HIGH POSITION

IMPORTANT:

Never

tamper

with

the

engine governor, which is factory set

for proper engine speed. Overspeeding

the engine above the factory high speed

setting

can be

dangerous.

If you think

the

engine-governed

high speed needs

Lower

ad

contact

a Sears

or

other

qualified

service

center,

which

has

proper

handle

	equipment and ex3enence to make any
ROTATE	y adjustments.

Immediately prepare your lawn mower for storage at the end of the season or if the unit will not be used for 30 days or more.

LAWN	MOWER	When setting up your handle from the
		storage position, the lower handle will
When lawn mower is to be stored for a
		automatically lock into mowing position.
period of time, clean it thoroughly, remove
		SQUEEZE
all dirt,	grease, leaves, etc. Store in a
clean,	dry area.	TO FOLD

1.Clean entire lawn mower (See "CLEANING" in the Maintenance sec-

tion of this manual).

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2.

Lubricate

as

shown

in the

Maintenance

section

of this

manual.

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3.

Be sure

that

all

nuts,

bolts, screws, and

L,

pins

are

securely

fastened.

Inspect

moving

parts

for

damage,

breakage

Operator

MOWING

and

wear.

Replace

if necessary.

presence

POSITION

4.

Touch

up

all

rusted or chipped paint

control

bar

surfaces; sand lightly before painting.

HANDLE

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You

can

fold

your

mower

handle

for storage.

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1.

Squeeze

the

bottom

ends

of the lower

FOLD

'.,

handle

toward

each

other

until the

FORWARD"

Upper

lower handle clears the handle bracket,

FOR

....,

handle

STORAGE

then

move

handle

forward.

2. Loosen upper handle mounting bolts

enough to allow upper handle to be

Handle

folded

back.

knob

IMPORTANT:

When

folding

the

handle

for

storage

or

transportation,

be

sure to

fold the

handle as shown or you may dam-

Lower

handle

age

the

control cables.

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