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D Hold the unit in the starting pos ition as
shown. M ake sure t he blower end is di-
rected away from people, animals, glass,
and solid o bjects.
Blower
Vacuum
ST
A
RTING POSITION
WARNING: When starting e ngine,
hold the unit a s illustrated. Do no t set unit onany
surface except a clean, hard area when starting
engine or while engine is running. Debris such
as gravel, sand, dust, grass, etc. could be
picked up by the air intake and thrown out
through the discharge opening, damaging the
unit or property, or causing serious injury to by-
standers or the operator.
HELPFUL TIP
If your engine still does not
start after following these
instructions, please call
1--800--554--6723.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE
1. Move throttle lever to the position.
2. Move choke lever to the FULL CHOKE
position.
3. Slowly press the primer button 8 times.
Throttle Lever
Choke Lever
Primer Button
4. Pull starter rope sharply until engine at-
tempts torun, butnomorethan5 pulls(be-
low 30_ F, 8 pulls).
NOTE: If engine attempts to start before the
5
th
pull, go to next step immediately .
5. Move the choke lever to the HALF
CHOKE position.
6. Pull the starter rope sharply until the en-
gine runs, but no more than 5 pulls (below
30_ F, 10 pulls).
7. After a 5 second warm--up, move the
choke lever to the RUN position.
8. Allow the unit to run for 30 more seconds
at the R UN position before moving t he
throttle lever to the
position.
If engine has not started after 5 pulls ( at HALF
CHOKE), repeatST ARTI NG A COLDENGINE
procedure. If engine still does not start, proceed
to ST ARTI NG A FLOODED ENGINE.
9. To stop th e engi ne, m ove thethrottle lever to
the ST OP position.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
NOTE:
If fuel tank is em pty, add fuel; then,
follow STAR TING A COLD ENGINE proce-
dure. Do not fill fuel tank while engine is hot.
1. Move throttle lever to the
position.
2. Pull starter rope sharply until engine runs,
but no more than 5 pulls.
NOTE: If engine has not started, pull starter
rope 5 m ore p u lls. If enginestill does not run,
it is probably flooded.
3. To stop the engine, move the throttle lever to
the ST OP position.
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
Flooded engines can be started by placing the
choke lever in the RUN position. Move throttle
le ve r to th e fast posi t i o n
; then, pull rope
until engine starts. After engine starts, move the
throttle lever to the slow position
to allow
engine to idle .
Starting could r equire pul ling the starter rope
many times depending on how badly the unit is
flooded.
If unit still doesn’t start refer to the TROUBLE-
SHOOTING TABLE or call 1-800-554-6723.