To Remove Hood and Grill Assembly

Craftsman 917.27086 To Remove Hood and Grill Assembly, To Adjust Choke Control, Final Setiing

•Raise hood.

•Unsnap headlight wire connector.

•Stand in front of tractor. Grasp hood at sides, tilt toward engine and lift off of tractor.

•To replace, reverse above procedure.

ENGINE

Maintenance, repair, or replacement of the emission control devices and

systems, which are being done at the customers expense, may be performed by any non-road engine repair establish- ment or individual. Warranty repairs must be performed by an authorized engine manufacturer's service outlet.

TO ADJUST THROI"rLE CONTROL CABLE

The throttle control has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be necessary. Check adjustment as described below before loosening cable,

If adjustment is necessary, proceed as follows:

•With engine not running, move throttle control lever to fast position.

•Check that swivel is against stop. If it is not, loosen cable clamp screw and pull cable back until swivel is against stop. Tighten cable clamp screw securely.

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Governed Idle SpringStop (Red or White)

TO ADJUST CHOKE CONTROL

The choke control has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be necessary. Check adjustment as described below before loosening cable. If adjustment is necessary, proceed as follows:

•With engine not running, move choke control (located on dash panel) to full choke position.

•Loosen knob and remove cover assembly from air cleaner.

•Choke should be closed. If it is not, loosen casing clamp screw and move choke cable until choke is completely closed. Tighten casing clamp screw securely.

•Replace air cleaner cover assembly

and tighten knob.

TO ADJUST CARBURETOR

The carburetor has been preset at the factory and adjustment should not be necessary. However, minor adjustment

may be required to compensate for differences in fuel, temperature, altitude or load. If the carburetor does need

adjustment, proceed as follows:

In general, turning the mixture screw In (clockwise) decreases the supply of fuel to the engine giving a leaner fuel/air mixture. Turning the mixture screw out (counterclockwise) increases the supply of fuel to the engine giving a richer fuel/ air mixture.

IMPORTANT: Damage to the need[as and the seats in the carburetor

may result if screw is turned in too tight.

PREUMINARY SE]-I'ING -

Be sure you have a clean air filter, and the throttle control cable and

choke are adjusted properly (see above).

With engine off turn idle mixture screw In (clockwise) closing it fin-

ger tight and then turn out (counter- clockwise) 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 turns.

FINAL SETI'ING -

•Start engine and allow to warm for five minutes. Make final adjustments with engine running and shift/motion control lever in neutral (N) position.

•With throttle control lever in slow position, hold throttle lever against idle

speed screw and adjust idle speed screw to obtain 1300 to 1500 RPM.

917.27086 specifications

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