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OPERATION
STARTING THE ENGINE
See Figures 6 - 11.
Starting the product differs depending on whether the engine
is cold or warm.
WARNING:
Keep your body to the left of the chain line. Never straddle
the saw or chain, or lean over past the chain line.
n Place the chain saw on level ground and ensure that no
objects or obstructions are in the immediate vicinity that
could come in contact with the bar and chain.
n Hold the front handle firmly with your left hand and put
your right foot onto the base of the rear handle.
To Start a Cold Engine:
n Set the ignition switch to the RUN ( I ) position.
n Make sure the chain brake is in the run position by pulling
back on the lever/hand guard.
n Fully press and release the primer bulb 7 times.
n Pull choke lever all the way out to FULL position.
n While squeezing both the trigger release and throttle trig-
ger, push in the throttle lock button. Release the throttle
trigger. This latches the trigger for starting.
n When the temperature is above 50° F, pull the starter
grip until the engine attempts to start, but no more than
3 times. When the temperature is below 50° F, pull the
starter grip until the engine attempts to start, but no more
than 5 times.
Fig. 6
STARTER
GRIP
IGNITION SWITCH
IN THE RUN
POSITION
Fig. 7
PRIMER BULB
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
FULL CHOKE
CHOKE LEVER
HALF CHOKE
RUN POSITION
RUN POSITION
Fig. 8