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FiLL THE FUEL TANK
Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateongasoline.ExhaustEmissionControl
System:EM(EngineModifications).
Fillthefueltankwithfresh,clean,unleadedregular,unleadedpremium,orre-
formulatedautomotivegasolinewitha minimumof85octanealongwitha
fuelstabilizer(followinstructionsonfuelstabilizerpackage).DONOTuse
leadedgasoline.Werecommendthatfuelstabilizerbeaddedtothefuel
eachtimethatgasolineisaddedtothefueltank.
NOTE:Winter grade gasoline has higher volatilityto improve
starting.Be certaincontainerisclean and free from rustor
other foreignparticles. Never use gasoline that may be stale
from longperiodsof storagein the container.
,_b CAUTION:DONOTuse gasoline containingany
amount of alcohol as it cancauseserious damageto
the engineor significantly reducethe performance.
_ ARNING:Gasolineisflammable. Always usecaution
whenhandlingor storinggasoline. Turnengineoff and
let enginecoolat least twominutes beforeremovingthegas
cap. Donot add gasoline tothefueltankwhile snowthrower
is running,hot,or whensnow throweris inanenclosed area.
Keep awayfromopen flame, electricalsparksandDONOT
SMOKEwhilefilling thefuel tank. Neverfiil thefuel tank
completely;butfill thefuel tanktowithin1-1/2 inches(3.8
ram) fromthetoptoprovidespacefortheexpansionofthe
fuel. Alwaysfill fueltankoutdoors and usea funnel or spout
topreventspilling. Makesure towipe up any spilled fuel
before starting theengine.
Store gasoline ina clean,approvedcontainer,and keepthe
capin placeon thecontainer.Keepgasoline in a coolwell
ventilatedplace;neverin thehouse.Never buymorethana
30 day supply of gasolineto assurevolatility.Gasolineis
intendedto be usedas a fuelfor internalcombustionengines;
therefore,do notusegasolinefor anyother purpose. Since
many childrenlikethesmell of gasoline, keep itout of their
reachbecausethefumesare dangerousto inhale,aswell as
beingexplosive.
START THE ENGINE
BesurethatengineoilisatFULLmarkontheoilfillcap/dipstick.Thesnow
throwerengineisequippedwithanA.C.electricstarterandrecoilstarter.Before
startingtheengine,becertainthatyouhavereadthefollowinginformation.
Ifenginefloods,setthechoketotheOPEN/RUNpositionandcrankuntiltheen-
ginestarts.
Start theengine asfollows:
1.Checktheoillevel.Seethe"Check/AddOil"sectionintheENGINE
MANUAL.
2. Makesureequipmentdrivecontrolsaredisengaged.
3. PushtheON/OFFswitch(A,Figure18)totheONposition.
,_ WARNING:Theelectricstarterisequippedwith a
three-wirepowercordand plugdesignedtooperateonAC
householdcurrent.Thepowercordmustbeproperly
groundedatall times toavoidthepossibilityofelectric
shockwhichcancauseinjurytotheoperator.Followall
instructionscarefullyassetforth:
Makesureyourhousehasa three-wiregroundedsystem.
Ifyouarenotsure,aska licensedelectrician.Ifyourhousedoes
nothavea three-wire groundedsystem,donotusethis electric
starterunderanycondition.
Ifyourhousehasathree-wiregroundedsystembuta three-hole
receptacleisnotavailabletoconnecttheelectricstarter,havea
three-holereceptacleinstalledbya licensedelectrician.
,_h WARNING:Toconnectpowercord, always connectthe
powercordfirst to the switch box located on the
engine and then plugthe other end intoa three-hole
grounded receptacle.
WARNING:Todisconnectthe powercord, always
unplug theend connectedto thethree-hole grounded
receptaclefirst.
StartingEngine Figure18
4. Insertthesafetykey(A,Figure19)intothesafetykeyslotandpush
fullyin totheRUNposition.
5. Turnthechokeknob(B)fully clockwiseifengineiscold.
NOTE:Donot usethe choketostarta warm engine.
6. Pushtheprimerbutton(C)twotimes.
NOTE:Donot usethe primertostart a warm engine.
NOTE:Ensurethat electric extension cordis removedfromthe
powerreceptacle.
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