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STARTING/STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS
GB8
STARTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Mix petrol (gasoline) with oil. Fill petrol tank with
petrol/oil mixture. See Oil and Petrol Mixing
Instructions.
WARNING: To avoid serious personal injury,
always remove the vacuum bag prior to
refueling the unit. The bag may become a
fire hazard when saturated with petrol.
NOTE: Before you start the unit, put on the shoulder
harness and adjust it, but don’t clip it to the
support fitting.
NOTE: Fast position is to the right. The throttle lever
will remain in position until moved.
NOTE: Setting the lever to the blower mode prevents
the vacuum bag from filling up while starting the
engine.
NOTE: The ignition switch is a momentary switch and is
always in the ON (I) position (Fig. 10).
2. Set the blower/vacuum mode change-over lever to
the up position (Blower Mode). See Operating as a
Blower.
3. Fully press and release primer bulb slowly 10 times.
Petrol should be felt and visible in the bulb (Fig. 11).
If petrol hasn’t entered the bulb, press until it does.
4. Place the choke lever in Position A (Fig. 11).
5. With the unit on the ground, move the throttle lever
to the fast position ( ) (Fig. 10).
6. Pull starter rope briskly (Fig. 12). Continue pulling
until the engine sounds as though it wants to run
(normally 2 to 5 pulls).
7. Place the choke lever in Position B (Fig. 11).
8. Pull starter rope briskly 1 to 3 times to start the
engine (Fig. 12).
9. If the engine does not start, repeat steps 3
through 6.
Ignition Switch
Fig. 10
Throttle Lever
Idle
Fast
ABC
Choke Lever
Position A
Primer Bulb
Fig. 11
Position C
Position B
Starter Rope
Fig. 12
10. Allow the engine to warm up for 5 to 10 seconds.
Place the choke lever in Position C (Fig. 11).
11. Stand in the operating position and clip the shoulder
harness to the support fitting
NOTE: If the engine floods while trying to start, place the
choke lever in Position C. Move the throttle lever
to the fast position ( ) (Fig 10). Pull the starter
rope briskly. The engine should start with three
(3) to eight (8) pulls.
NOTE: Choking is unnecessary when starting a warm
engine. Put the throttle lever in the fast position
(
) (Fig 10) and start unit with the choke lever
in Position B (Fig. 11).
STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS
1. Move the throttle lever to the idle position ( )
(Fig. 10). Allow the engine to cool down by idling.
2. Press and hold the ignition switch down in the
STOP [
O
] position until the engine comes to a
complete stop (Fig. 10).