Craftsman 917.254611 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
Usecompressedairor stiffbristlebrushto thor-
oughlycleanengine coolingfins (Fig 17) and air
screen (Fig. 16).,
g, To reassemble, reverse above procedure.
ho Be certain carburetor tube, breather tube, and gas-
kets are in place (Fig t7).
9. Check Muffler
Inspect and reptace damaged mufflerand/or deflectoras it
could create a fire hazard ano/or aamage.
DO NOTTOUCH HOT MUFFLER, CYLIN-
DER OR FINS AS CONTACT MAY
CAUSE BURNS.
10. Lubrlcate Pivot Points
Place several drops of SAE 30 oil at points where metal
parts move againsteach other, see LubricationChart page
24.
11o Starting Your Tractor With a Weak Battery
If yourbatteryistooweak to starttheengine,itshouldbe re-
charged. If"jumper cables"areusedforemergencystarting,
followthis procedure:
NOTE: YOUR TRACTOR ISEQUIPPED WITH A 12VOLT
NEGATIVE GROUNDED SYSTEM. THE OTHER
VEHICLE MUST ALSO BE A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE
GROUNDED SYSTEM
i ....... LEAD-ACID BATrERIES""GENERATE I
A EXPLOSIVE GASES. KEEP SPARKS, U
!1 _ FLAME AND SMOKING MATERIALS |
I! _ AWAY FROM BATTERIES. ALWAYS
I WEAR EYE PROTECTION WHEN |
I AROUND BATTERIES. J
a. Connect each end o! the RED jumper cable to the
POSITIVE(+) terminalsof each battery(takingcare
notto short against chassis) (Fig 18).
b Connectoneendofthe BLACK jumpercabletothe
NEGATIVE (-) terminal of tullycharged battery
c Connectthe otherend of theBLACK jumpercable
to the LH side panel bolt (Fig 19) NOTE: KEEP
AWAY FROM GAS TANK AND BATTERY
d Disconnectcables inreverse order:
t LH side panel bolt (Fig 19)
2 Negative terminalof fullychargedbattery
3 Positiveterminals
I .....................................I
REPAIR AND ADJUSTMENT
HEX HEAD
SCREW
/-
BREATHER
TUBE
;KET
FINS
JRETOR
,'TUBE
SPARK
PLUG
POSITIVE
POSITIVE -....
CABLE
(RED)
WASHER
MUFFLER
CYLINDER
HEAD
COVER
FIG URE 17
WASHER NEGATIVE
MINAL
HEX BOLTS
NEGATIVE
CABLE
(BLACK)
HEX
PARKING
BRAKE
"ENGAGED"
POSI_ON
FIGURE 18
"BRAKE"
POSITION
DISENGAGED"
POSITION
GEAR-
SHIFT
LEVER
"CLUTCH"
POSITION
CLUTCH/BRAKE
17 "DRIVE" POSITION
FIGURE 19