Craftsman 917.256544 owner manual Am =, 8,.-s@FigS2

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TO ADdUST TH!IO_LE OONTIIOL O£BLE

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rh,., twetie control hr-s beer, pH<,,setat the Moiety and adjusPaent should p,ot be necessa% Chad' adjustment as described below before Ioose_ ihg cable If adjustment is necessary, proceed as fe/ows:

With engine not mnnirrg, me'_eth_ottle centre! Sever from slow (_) to choke (Id p_ sition SIow!y

lever fn)m ekoke (!\i) to fast (@) p :sitio_

oCheck to see if hob in l-_rotti_ !ever and hci_ h',speed co@re4 bracl _:,tare aligned

If '._olesre not a!if},nec! kose csb!e ck_r'Hpscrew and attain the hoi_.s by r s_:i:ting a p_nr:il ,;t e !/4'"@il h throuf]l_ botP holes.

Pull throttle cable _p to remove slack,and tighten c_¢,te cbmp screw,. _:_emevea!ignme_t N.mci! or driit bit

TO A[_JUST CARBURE£TO_ (See Fig, 33}

rke carbdreto_ has be,:_l pleset at the factoR7and

adjust.

 

mer}t shotHd

r'_otbe necessaw. How(_ver_ minor

adjust-

 

merit may ba required to compensate for differences infree!

 

temper?,tur6 @titude or load. If the carb_ rotor does rleed

 

ad),'._stment_i:roeeed as foiiows:

 

 

!n go:sere!, turning the:.Ktiusting needles ir_ (clockwise}

 

decreases the supply ot fue! !e tle er gine giving a !eerier

 

fuel/air mixture Turning the a@usting needles out (counte_

 

c!,ockwise) increases the sdppiv of fuel to the engine giv}ng

 

a richer fuel/a

r mJ×tLire

 

 

IMiPOFITAHY:

DAMAC,E 1O THE HEEDLES AND THE

LEVER

_:_E*J, X__,: 1I',CARBURETOR M_W RESULT IF NEEDLE _

 

N.!Rf_ED !N TOO TIGHT.

 

 

NOFE: Tke carbur_tor on this engine is k)w emission, it is

equipped with an idle fuel adiusting needle with a £miter cap which alows some adjustment within the timits allowed by tt_ecap. Do not attempt to remove the Iimiter cap. The

timiter cap cannot be removed without breaking the adjusting _eedie.

Be su_ you have a clean air filter and the throttle contrcl came is adjusted properly (see above).

_LE Sl ...ED

oStart engine and ailew to warm for five minutes° Make adiustments wit h engine running and shtt!motion centre i lever in neutral (N) position.

-With throttte control lever Jnslow (_) position, engine shoed idle at 1750 RPM !f engine idles too slow or fast, turn id e speed adjusting screw in or out untl correct idle is attained.

I@iI._fI@L- With throttle control lever in slow (_} position, turn idle fuel adjustment needle i_

(ck.;ckwise) until engine begins to die and then turn out (counierc!ockwise) untt engine runs rough. 'Turnneedle

to a point midway between those two positions.

IIQ. 33

 

Recheck idle speed. Readjust if necessa%

 

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Craftsman 917.256544 owner manual Am =, 8,.-s@FigS2