Bolens 13885-8, 13875-8 manual Carburetor Adjustment, Adjusting Carburetor Choke

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To adjust the toe-in follow these steps.

1.Remove the elastic locknut and drop the tie rod end from the wheel bracket. See figure 21.

2.Loosen the hex jam nut on tie rod.3.

Adjust the tie rod assembly for correct toe-in.

To Check Operation of Choke-A-Matic Contro;s:

Move control lever to CHOKE position. (See figure 11.) The carburetor choke should be closed.

NOTE

The air cleaner can be removed to check the operation of the choke.

FIGURE 23. CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT

FIGURE 21. TIE ROD ADJUSTMENT To Adjust:

FIGURE 22. TOE-IN DIAGRAM

Dimension "B" should be approximately 1/8" less than Dimension "A". See figure 22.A.)

To increase Dimension "B", screw tie rod into tie rod end.

B.) To decrease Dimension "B", unscrew tie rod from tie rod end.

C.) Reassmble tie rod. Check dimensions. Readjust if necessary.

ADJUSTING CARBURETOR CHOKE

Proper choke adjustment is dependent upon proper adjustment of remote controls on the powered equipment.

Place control lever on equipment in FAST (high

speed) position. Loosen control casing clamp screw B. Move control casing A and wire until lever 0 touches choke operating link at C. Tighten casing clamp screw B. See figure 24.

ADJUST THROTTLE CONTROL See figure 25.

1.Move the throttle control lever located on the control panel to the FAST position.

2.Loosen the cable clamp screw holding the throttle control cable to the engine bracket.

3.Move the cable and wire until the throttle lever is in contact with the Choke lever. Tighten the cable clamp screw.

4.Operate the throttle control lever several times to check movement of the throttle to full Choke and FAST positions.

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