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Never use engine or carburetor clean-
er products in the fuel tank or perma-
nent damage may occur.
See the
STORAGE
section for addition-
al information.
CHAIN BRAKE
Ensure chain brake is disengaged by
pulling the front hand guard back to-
ward the front handle as far as pos-
sible. The chain brake must be disen-
gaged before cutting with the saw.
W ARNING:
The chai n must not
move when the engine runs at idle
speed. If the chain moves at idle
speed refer to
CARBURETOR ADJUST-
MENT
within this manual. Avoid con-
tact with the muffler. A hot muffler can
cause serious burns.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
S
Move
ON/ST OP
switch to the
STOP
position.
ON/STOP SWITCH
STARTING POSITION
S
To start the engine, hold the saw
firmly on the ground as illustrated.
Make su re the chain is free to turn
without contacting any object.
Left Hand
on Front
Handle
Starter Rope Handle
Right Foot Through Rear Handle
Important points to remember
When pulling the starter rope, do not
use the full extent of the rope as this
can cause the rope to break. Do not
let starter rope snap back. Hold the
handle and let the rope rewind slowly.
For cold weather starting, start the unit
at
FULLCHOKE
; allow the engine to
warm up before squeezing the throttle
trigger.
NOTE
:DONOT
cut material with the
choke/fast idle lever at the
FULL
CHOKE
position.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or a
warm engine after running out of
fuel)
NOTE: In the following steps, w hen
the choke/fast idle lever is pulled out to
the full extent, the correct throttle set-
ting for starting is set automatically.
1. Move
ON/ST OP
switch to
ON
posi-
tion.
2. Pull choke/fast i dle lever out to the
full extent.
3. Pull the starter rope quickly with
your right hand a maximum of 10
times.
NOTE: The engine may sound as if it
is trying to start before the 10th pul l; if
so, proceed to the next step.
4. Push the choke/fast idle lever in
completely (to the
OFF CHOKE
position).
5. Pull the st ar te r rope quickly with your
right hand until the engine st arts.
6. Allow the engine to run for approxi-
mately 5 seconds. Then, squeeze
and release throttle trigger to allow
engine to return to idle speed.
CHOKE/FAST IDLE LEVER
FULL OFF
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Move
ON/ST OP
switch to
ON
posi-
tion.
2. Pull the choke/fast idle lever out to
the full extent, then push the lever
back in completely (to the
OFF
CHOKE
position). This will set the
fast idle lock to the start position.
3. Pull the starter rope quickly with
your right hand until the engine
starts.
4. Squeeze and release throttle trig-
ger to al low engine to return to idle
speed.
DIFFICULT STARTING (or starting a
flooded engine)
The engine may be flooded if it has not
started after 10 pulls.
Flooded engines can be cleared of ex-
cess fuel by f ollowing the w arm engine
start ing procedure listed above. I nsure
the
ON/S TOP
sw itch is in th e
ON
position.