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THROTTLE LOCK--OUT
The THROTTLE LOCK--OUT must be
pressed before you can squeeze the throttle
trigger. This feature prevents you from acci-
dentally squeezing the trigger .
CHOKE/ FA ST IDLE LEVER
The choke and fast idle are set by pulling the
CHOKE/F AST IDL E LEVER o ut tothe f ull e x-
tent for cold starting or after refueling. The
choke provides additional fuel to the engine
during cold starting.
PRIMER BULB
The PRIMER BULB circulates fuel to the car-
buretor to provide quicker starting.
CHAIN BRAKE
The chain brake is a device designed to stop
the chainifkickback occurs . The chain brake
activates automatically in the event of kick-
back. Thechainbrakeactivatesmanuallyifthe
front hand guardis pushed f orward. The chain
brake is disengaged by pulling the front hand
guard back toward the front handle as far as
possible.
CHAIN TENSION
Itisnormalforanewchaintostretchduring the
first15 minutesof operation.Y ou shouldcheck
your chain tension each time before you start
the chain saw . See CHAIN TENSION under
the ASSEMBLY section.
WARNING: If thesaw is operated
with a loose chain, the chain could jump of f
the guide bar and result in serious injury to
the operator and/or damage thechain mak-
ing it unusable.
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
WARNING: Muffler is very hotdur-
ingandafteruse. Donottouchthemuffleror
allow combustible material such as dry
grass or fuel to doso.
WARNING: B esuretoreadthefuel
handling informationin the safety rules sec-
tionofthismanualbeforeyoubegin.Ifyoudo
not under stand thefuel handlinginformation
do not attempt to fuel your unit. Seek help
from someone that does understand the in-
formation or call the customer assistance
help line at1-800-554-6723.
FUELING ENGINE
WARNING: Removefuelcapslow-
ly when refueling.
HELPFUL TIP
Toobtainthecorrectoilmix
ratio, pour 3.2 ounces of
2--cycle synthetic oil into
one gallon offresh gas.
This engine is certified tooperate onunleaded
gasoline. Before operation, gasoline must be
mixed with agood qu ality synthetic 2-cycle a ir-
cooled engi ne oildesigned t obe m ixed atara-
tio of 40:1. Poulan/WEED EATER brand syn-
thetic oil is recommended. A 40:1 ratio is
obtained by mixing 3.2 fluid ounces (95 m l) of
oilwit h1ga llon(4liters)ofunleadedgasoline.
Included with this saw is a 3.2 ounce (95 ml)
containerof P oulan/WEED E A TER b randsyn-
thetic oil. Pour the entire contents of this con-
tainer into 1 gallon (4 l iters) of gasoline to
achievetheproperfuel m ixture.DO NOTUSE
automotive or marine oil. These oils will
causeenginedamage. Whenmixingfuelfol-
lowthe instructions printedon thecontainer.
Alwaysreadandfollowthesafetyruleslisted
under HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION.
CAUTION : Neve r use strai ght gaso l i n e i n
your unit. This will cause permanent engine
damage and void the limited warranty.
FUEL REQUIREMENTS
This enginerequires theuse ofminimum 87
octane [R+M]/2 clean gasoline.
IMPORTANT
Useof alcoholblended f uels ( called gasoholor
using ethanol or methanol) can cause major
engine performance and durability problems.
WARNING: Alternative fuels (not
gasoline) such as E--15 (15% alcohol), E--20
(20% alcohol), E--85 (85% alcohol) are NOT
classified as gasoline and are NOT approved
forusein2--stroke gasolineengines. Useofal-
ternativefuelswillcauseproblemssuchas:im-
proper clutch engagements, overheating, va-
por lock, power loss, lubrication deficiency,
deterioration of fuel lines, gaskets and int ernal
carburetor components, etc. Alternative fuels
cause highmoisture absorption into thefuel/oil
mixture leading to oil and fuel separation.
BAR AND CHAIN L UB RICATION
The bar and chain require continuous lubri-
cation. Lubrication is provided by the auto-
matic oiler system when the oiltank is kept
filled. Lack of oil w illquickly ruin the b a rand
chain. Too little oil will cause overheating
shownbysmokecomingfromthechainand/
or discoloration of the bar.
In f reezing weatheroil willthicken, makingit
necessary to thin bar and chain oil with a
smallamount ( 5to10%)of#1Diesel Fuelor
kerosene. Bar and chain oil must be free
flowingfortheoilsystemtopumpenoughoil
for adequate lubrication.
Genuine Poulan bar and chain oil is recom-
mended to protect your unit against e xces-
sive wearfromheat andfriction. Poulan oil
resists high temperature thinning.
If Poulan bar andchain oil is not available,
use a good gr ade SAE 3 0 oil.
S Neverusewasteoilforbarandchainlubri-
cation.
S Always stop the engine before removing
the oil cap.
CHAIN BRAKE
Ensure chain brake is disengaged by pulling
thefronthand guar dback t owardthe f ronthan-
dleas f aras possible.Thechainbrakemustbe
disengaged before cutting with the saw .