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ENGINE
ENGINE SPEED
Your engine speed has been factory set. Do not attempt to
increase engine speed or it may result in personal injury. If
you believe that the engine is running too fast or too slow,
take your lawn mower to an authorized service center for
repair and adjustment.
THROTTLE CONTROL
If it becomes necessary to adjust or replace the throttle
control, see the adjustment section of your engine manual.
CARBURETOR
The carburetor has been preset at the factory and adjust-
ment should not be necessary. However, minor adjustment
may be required to compensate for differences in fuel,
temperature, altitude or load.
• The air filter must be assembled to the carburetor when
running engine.
• Best carburetor adjustment is obtained when fuel tank is
1/4 full.
• In order for the engine to run, the control bar must be held
in the operating position. Therefore, and assistant will
be required to hold the control bar in the operating
position when making final adjustment to the carburetor.
See the Adjustment section of your engine manual for further
instruction.
SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS
CAUTION: BEFORE PERFORMING ANY SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENTS:
1. Release control bar and stop engine.
2. Make sure the blade and all moving parts have completely stopped.
3. Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place where it cannot come in contact with plug.
LAWN MOWER
TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT
See “TO ADJUST CUTTING HEIGHT” in the Operation
section of this manual.
REAR DEFLECTOR
The rear deflector, attached between the rear wheels of your
mower, is provided to minimize the possibility that objects
will be thrown out of the rear of the mower into the operator's
mowing position. If the deflector becomes damaged, it
should be replaced.
TO ADJUST HANDLE (See Figs. 13 and 14)
The handle can be mounted in a high or low position. The
mounting holes in the bottom of lower handle are off center
for raising or lowering the handle.
1. Remove upper handle and all parts attached to lower
handle.
2. Remove hairpin cotters from lower handle bracket mount-
ing pin.
3. Squeeze lower handle in to remove it from mounting
pins.
4. Turn lower handle over to raise or lower handle.
5. Squeeze lower handle in and position holes onto mount-
ing pins on handle bracket.
6. Reassemble upper handle and all parts removed from
lower handle.
FIG. 13
FIG. 14
LOWER
HANDLE
MOWING
POSITION
MOWING
POSITION
HAIRPIN
COTTER
MOUNT-
ING PIN
HANDLE
BRACKET