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moisture absorption into the fuel/oil mixture
leading to oil and fuel separation.
HELPFUL TIP
If your engineswitchreads
“push to stop”, it is always
in the ON position.
HOW TO STOP Y OUR UNIT
S To stop the engine, push and hold the STOP
switch in the STOP position until the engine
stops.
S Ifengine does notstop, move choke to the
FULL CHOKE position.
HOW TO START YOUR UN IT
WARNING: The trimmer head will
turnwhilestarting theengine. Avoid anycon-
tact with the muffler. A hot muf fler can cause
serious burns.
HELPFUL TIP
If your engine still does not
start after following these
instructions, please c all
1--800--554--6723.
STARTING A C OLD ENGINE (or a
warm engine after running out of
fuel)
Starting Position
1. Set unit on a flat surface.
2. Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
3. Move choke l ever to t he FULL C HOKE
position.
4. Squeeze the throttle trigger f ully and hold
through all remaining steps.
Choke
Lever
Starter Handle
Primer Bulb
5. Pull starter ropehandle sharply until engine
sounds as if it is trying to start, but do not
pull rope more than 6 times.
6. As soon asenginesounds asifitis tryingto
start, move choke lever to HALF CHOKE
position.
7. Pull starter rope sharply u ntil engine runs,
but no more than 6 pulls.
NOTE:Iftheenginedoesn’tstart after6
pulls (at the HALF CHOKE position),
move the choke lever to the FULL
CHOKE position and press the primer
bulb 6 times. Squeeze and hold the
throttle trigger and pull the starter rope 2
more times. Move the choke lever to the
HALF CHOKE positionandpullthestart-
errope untiltheengineruns, butnomore
than 6 pulls. I f the engine still doesn’t
start, it is probably flooded. Proceed to
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE.
8. Oncetheenginestarts,allowittorun 10se-
con d s, the n mo ve th e c hoke le ve r to th e
RUN position. Allow the u nit to run f or 30
more seconds at RUN before releasing t he
throttle trigger .
NOTE: If engine dies with the choke le-
ver in theRUN position, move thechoke
lever to the HALF CHOKE position and
pull the rope until engine runs, but no
more than 6 pulls.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Mo vet h ech o kel e ve rt ot h eHALFCH OKE
position.
2. Squeeze and hold the throttle trigger . Keep
throttle trigger fully squeezed unt il the en-
gine runs smoothly.
3. Pull starter rope sharply u ntil engine runs,
but no more than 6 pulls.
4. Allow engineto run15 seconds, thenmove
the choke lever to RUN.
NOTE:If engine has notstarted, pull starter
rope5morepulls.Ifenginestilldoesnotrun,it
is probably flooded.
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
Flooded engines can be started by placing the
choke lever in the RUN position; then, pull the
rope to clear the engine of excess f uel. This
could require pulling the starter handle many
times depending on how badly the unit is
flooded. If the uni t still doesn’t start, refer to
TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE o r c all
1-800-554-6723.