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Section 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
2.3 STARTING & OPERATION
2.3.1. ENGINE (ELECTRIC START) (Continued)
8. Should the battery be too weak to start the engine,
Refer to Section “ENGINE (MANUAL START)” to
manually start the electric start engine.
2.3.2. ENGINE (MANUAL START)
IMPORTANT: When the ignition key is turned to
“RUN”, and the recoil handle is pulled, the engine
will turn over but will not start
unless the clutch/brake
pedal is pressed all the way down and pivoted
forward to the locked position and the blade lever is in
the “OFF” position. Start engine as follows:
1. Complete pre-start checklist.
2. Engage parking brake. See Figure 2.4.
3. Move blade control lever back to the “OFF”
blade disengaged position. See Figure 2.5.
4. Move engine speed control to the choke position
to start a cold engine. See Figure 2.7.
FIGURE 2.7
FIGURE 2.8
5. Turn key to “RUN” position. See Figure 2.8.
6. Pull starter rope with a smooth, even motion until
engine starts. Always guide the starter rope back
into the recoil housing. Never allow rope to snap
back. After Engine starts, move engine speed
control to the “FAST” position.
7. Allow a brief warm-up until engine runs smooth.
MOVE ENGINE
SPEED CONTROL TO
CHOKE POSITION
ENGINE
SPEED
CONTROL
CHOKE
POSITION
SLOW POSITION
OFF
RUN
START
IGNITION SWITCH