Craftsman 917.271110 owner manual Warm Weather Starting 50 F, Above, To Start Engine, Mowing Tips

mixoilwithgasolinePurchasefuelin.	WARM WEATHER STARTING (50° F
quantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin30	AND ABOVE)
daystoassurefuelfreshness.	•	When engine starts,move the throttle
IMPORTANT:Whenoperatingtempera-		controlto the fast position.
turesbelow 32°F(0°C), use fresh, clean	•	The attachmentsand grounddrivecan
wintergradegasolineto help insuregood		now be used.If the enginedoes not

,_dAweatherstarting.

RNING: Experienceindicatesthat alcoholblendedfuels (calledgasoholor -usingethanolor methanol)can attract moisturewhichleads to separationand formationof acidsduringstorage.Acidic gas can damage the fuel systemof an enginewhilein storage.To avoidengine problems,the fuel systemshouldbe emp- tied beforestorageof 30 days or longer. Drainthe gas tank, startthe engine and let it rununtil the fuel linesand carburetor are empty.Use fresh fuel nextseason. See Storage Instructionsfor additional informationNever. use engineor carbure- tor cleaner productsin the fuel tankor per-

nent damage may occur. CAUTION: Fillto bottomof gas tank

filler neck. Do not overfill.Wipe offany spilledoil or fuel. Do not store,spillor use gasolinenear an openflame.

TO START ENGINE

When startingthe enginefor the first time or if the engine has runout of fuel,it will take extracrankingtimeto movefuel from the tank to the engine.

•Siton seat in operatingposition, depressclutch/brakepedaland set parkingbrake.

•Placegear shiftlever in neutral(N) posi- tion.

•Move attachmentclutchto =DISEN-

GAGED" position.

•Move throttlecontrolto choke position.

Note: Beforestarting read the warm and coldstartingproceduresbelow.

•Insertkey intoignitionand tum key clockwiseto =START"positionand releasekey as soonas enginestarts. Do not run startercontinuouslyfor more than fifteen secondsper minute.If the engine does not startafterseveral attempts,movethrottle controlto fast position,wait a few minutesand try again. If enginestilldoes not start, movethe throttlecontrol beck to the choke positionand retry.

acceptthe load, restartthe engine and allowit to warm up for one minuteusing the choke as describedabove.

COLD WEATHER STARTING ( 50° F

AND BELOW)

•When engine starts,allowengine to run with the throttlecontrolin the choke positionuntilthe engine runsroughly, then movethrottlecontrolto fast posi- tion. Thismay requirean engine warm- up periodfrom severalsecondsto sev- eral minutes,dependingon the temper- ature.

•The attachmentscan also be used dur- ingthe enginewarm-upperiod.

NOTE: If at a highaltitude(above 3000 feet) or in coldtemperatures(below32 F) the carburetorfuel mixturemay need to be adjustedfor best engineperformance. See =TOADJUST CARBURETOR"in the

Serviceand Adjustmentssectionof this manual.

MOWING TIPS

•"13rechainscannotbe used when the mowerhousingis attachedto tractor.

•Mowershouldbe properlyleveledfor bestmowingperformance.See =TO

LEVEL MOWER HOUSING"in the

Serviceand Adjustmentssectionof this manual.

•The lefthand sideof mowershouldbe usedfor trimming.

•Driveso thatclippingsare discharged ontothe area that hasbeen cut. Have

the cut area to-the rightof the tractor. This willresultin a more even distribu-

tion ofclippingsand more uniformcut- ting.

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