My engine is idling too high. How do I adjust the idle speed?
with a big freagin hammer
You can not set the timing. It is determined by the keyway between the flywheel and the crankshaft. It only goes in one place. You can adjust the coil, the valves and the carburetor.
You need to either adjust your carburetor richer or leaner while at full throttle.
Go to your local autoparts store and by the rebuild kit according to your carburetor. Inside the box will be an exploded diagram of the carb which will make it relativly simple to rebuild First of all what kind of engine do you have. Briggs and Stratton or Tecumseh. If you have a Briggs & Stratton engine the factory setting on the little black screw is 1 turn out, Tecumseh engines 'usually' do not have adjustments. hope this helps
To adjust the carburetor on a 24 hp Briggs & Stratton Intek V-twin engine, first ensure the engine is off and cool. Locate the adjustment screws, typically found on the side of the carburetor; one is for idle speed and the other for mixture (if applicable). Turn the mixture screw clockwise to lean the mixture or counterclockwise to enrich it, making small adjustments while observing engine performance. Finally, adjust the idle speed screw to set the engine to the desired idle RPM, ensuring a smooth operation without stalling.
You can adjust the valves on your 17 horsepower Briggs and Stratton engine by turning the adjustment screws. The adjustments screws will determine how much fuel goes into the piston chamber.
Try watching the video in the link below.
Valves 21 hp Briggs and Stratton Intek V Twin can be adjusted by increasing the torque on screw band with a right rotation. This can eliminate some leaking problems.
There is no way to adjust the timing on a 17.5 Briggs engine. The magnet is on the side of the flywheel and there is only one way the flywheel can line up. All you can do is make wure that the coil is gapped correctly.
Even though an Intek is not shown, it would be the YouTube video below.
You do not state if it is a single or a twin (which it could be of either at that HP) so links to each below: