Poulan 172777 - Manual (Page 13)

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MODELS WITH BRIGGS &
STRATTON QUANTUM ENGINES
• Slide throttle lever on engine to CHOKE
position (away from spark plug). Push
gently beyond fi rst stop to lock in detent
(CHOKE position).
• Insert wire “Z” bend of throttle cable into
throttle lever hole from top side.
• Secure throttle cable to engine with
diecast clamp and #10 x 5/8 hex head
screw and tighten securely.
QUANTUM ENGINES -
SPARK PLUG TO FRONT OF MOWER
QUANTUM ENGINES -
SPARK PLUG TO REAR OF MOWER BRIGGS & STRATTON ENGINE SHOWN
(Clamp and Screw are preassembled on
Tecumseh engines)
BRIGGS & STRATTON CLASSIC AND
SPRINT EN GINES WITH THE SPARK
PLUG TO FRONT OF MOWER
• Attach throttle cable to side of en
gine
housing with cable clip and #10 x 5/8 hex
washer head screw. Tight en securely.
Diecast
clamp
#10 x 5/8
Hex head screw
Speed lever
Cable clip
Throttle
cable
#10 x 5/8
Hex head screw
Throttle
lever
Diecast clamp
Throttle cable
Hex
Head
Screw
#10 x 5/8
Hex Head Screw #10 x 5/8
Diecast
clamp
Throttle
lever
Throttle cable
ASSEMBLE ENGINE ZONE
CONTROL CABLE TO ENGINE
(NO HARDWARE REQUIRED)
Follow the appropriate instructions below
for the brand or type of engine on your
lawn mower.
MODELS WITH BRIGGS & STRATTON
CLASSIC OR SPRINT ENGINE
Cable attaches under the brake arm cov er,
which is op po site the spark plug end of
engine.
• Straighten cable and fi nd the end with
the small plastic fi tting.
• Hook the “Z” bend fi tting on inner wire of
cable into hole in brake arm of engine.
• Align the tapered end of the plastic fi tting
with the hole in mounting brack et and
push in until fi tting snaps into place.
• Route cable below crossbar portion of
lower handle and up to upper handle
control bar.
• Hook “Z” bend fi tting on inner wire into
hole in control bar (See “ASSEMBLE
CABLES TO UPPER HANDLE” in this
manual).
Hex head screw #10 x 5/8
(rearward spark plug models only)
Engine cable clip
(rearward spark plug
models only)
"Z" Fitting
Small plastic fi tting
Brake
arm
Mounting
bracket Brake
arm
cover