Craftsman 29906 Owners Manual - Page 15

Cooling, System, Muffler, Spark, To Adjust

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COOLING SYSTEM Your engine is air cooled. For proper engine performance and long life keep your engine clean. • Clean air screen frequently using a stiff-bristled brush. • Remove blower housing and clean as necessary. • Keep cylinder fins free of dirt and chaff. MUFFLER Air Screen BIo_ver Housing Do not operate tiller without muffler. Do not tamper with exhaust system. Damaged mufflers or spark attesters could create a fire hazard. Inspect periodically and replace if necessary. If your engine is equipped with a spark arrester screen assembly, remove every 50 hours for cleaning and inspection. Replace if damaged. SPARK PLUG Replace spark plugs at the beginning of each tilling season or after every 25 hours of use, whichever comes first. Spark plug type and gap setting are shown in "PROD- UCT SPECIFICATIONS" manual. on page 4 of this TRANSMISSION Your transmission is sealed and will not require lubrication unless serviced. CLEANING Do not clean your tiller when the engine and transmission are hot. We do not rec- ommend using pressurized water (garden hose, etc.) to clean your unit unless the gasket area around the transmission and the engine muffler, air filter and carburetor are covered to keep water out. Water in engine will shorten the useful life of your tiller. • Clean engine, wheels, finish, etc. of all foreign matter. • Keep finished surfaces and wheels free of all gasoline, oil, etc. • Protect painted surfaces with automotive type wax. _ILCAUTION: Disconnect spark plug wire from spark plug and place wire where it cannot come into contact with plug. TILLER TO ADJUST HANDLE HEIGHT Select handle height best suited for your tilling conditions. Handle height will be different when tiller digs into soil. 1. First loosen handle lock lever. 2. Handle can be positioned at different settings between "HIGH" and "LOW" positions. 3. Retighten handle lock lever securely after adjusting. HandLe (High) Position HandLe Lock Lever HandLe (Low) Position 15

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COOLING
SYSTEM
Your
engine
is
air cooled.
For
proper
en-
gine
performance
and
long
life
keep
your
engine
clean.
Clean
air screen
frequently
using
a
stiff-bristled
brush.
Remove
blower
housing
and
clean
as
necessary.
Keep
cylinder
fins
free
of dirt
and
chaff.
BIo_ver
Air Screen
Housing
MUFFLER
Do
not operate
tiller
without
muffler.
Do
not tamper
with
exhaust
system.
Dam-
aged
mufflers
or spark
attesters
could
create
a fire
hazard.
Inspect
periodically
and
replace
if necessary.
If your
engine
is
equipped
with
a spark
arrester
screen
as-
sembly,
remove
every
50
hours
for
clean-
ing
and
inspection.
Replace
if damaged.
SPARK
PLUG
Replace
spark
plugs
at the
beginning
of
each
tilling
season
or after
every
25
hours
of
use,
whichever
comes
first.
Spark
plug
type
and
gap
setting
are
shown
in "PROD-
UCT
SPECIFICATIONS"
on page
4 of this
manual.
TRANSMISSION
Your
transmission
is sealed
and
will
not
require
lubrication
unless
serviced.
CLEANING
Do
not clean
your
tiller
when
the
engine
and
transmission
are
hot.
We
do not
rec-
ommend
using
pressurized
water
(garden
hose,
etc.)
to clean
your
unit
unless
the
gasket
area
around
the
transmission
and
the
engine
muffler,
air filter
and
carburetor
are
covered
to keep
water
out.
Water
in
engine
will
shorten
the
useful
life
of your
tiller.
Clean
engine,
wheels,
finish,
etc. of all
foreign
matter.
Keep
finished
surfaces
and
wheels
free
of all gasoline,
oil,
etc.
Protect
painted
surfaces
with
automo-
tive
type
wax.
_ILCAUTION:
Disconnect
spark
plug
wire
from
spark
plug
and
place
wire
where
it
cannot
come
into
contact
with
plug.
TILLER
TO ADJUST
HANDLE
HEIGHT
Select
handle
height
best
suited
for
your
tilling
conditions.
Handle
height
will
be
different
when
tiller
digs
into
soil.
1.
First
loosen
handle
lock
lever.
2.
Handle
can
be positioned
at different
settings
between
"HIGH"
and
"LOW"
positions.
3.
Retighten
handle
lock
lever
securely
after
adjusting.
HandLe (Low)
Position
HandLe (High)
Position
HandLe Lock Lever
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