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OPERATING POSITION
Eye
Protection
Hearing
Protection
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
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To stop the engine, move the ON/OFF
switch to the OFF position.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
D
Fuel engine. Move at least 10 feet (3 me-
ters) away from the fueling site.
D
Hold the unit on the ground in the starting
position as shown. Support unit so the
blade is off of the ground and away from
trees, bushes, onlookers, etc.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or a
warm engine after running out of
fuel)
Throttle Lock
Throttle
Lock-out
Throttle
Trigger
1. Move the ON/OFF switch to the ON posi-
tion.
2. Engage the throttle lock a s follows:
D
press the throttle lock--out;
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squeeze and hold throttle trigger;
D
press and hold throttle lock, then
D
release the throttle trigger
NOTE:
Keep the throttle lock engaged until
the engine starts.
Switch
ON
OFF
3. Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
4. Move the chokelever tothe FULLCHOKE
position.
Choke
Lever
Primer Bulb
5. Pull starter rope handle sharply until en-
gine sounds as if i t is trying to run, but do
not pull rope more than 6 times.
6. Move the choke lever to the H ALF
CHOKE position.
7. Pull starter rope sharply until the engine
runs, but no more than 6 pulls.
NOTE:
If the engine doesn’t start after 6pulls
(at the HALF CHOKE position), check t o
make sure the ON/OFF switch is in the ON
position. Move the choke lever to the FULL
CHOKE position and press the primer bulb 6
times; pull the starter rope 2 more times.
Move the choke lever to the HALF CHOKE
position and pull the starter rope until the en-
gine runs, but no more than 6 more pulls. If
the engine still doesn’t start, it is probably
flooded. Proceed to STARTING A
FLOODED ENGINE.
8. Once the engine starts, allow the engine to
run 10 seconds, then move the choke lever
totheOFFCHOKEposition.Allowthe unitto
runfor30 moreseconds at the OFF CH O KE
position before squeezing and r eleasing the
throttle trigger to release the thr ottle lock.
NOTE:
If engine dies with the choke lever in
the OFFCHOKEposition, move the chokele-
ver to the HALF CHOKE position and pul l the
rope until the engine runs, but no more than 6
pulls.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Move the ON/OFF switch to the ON posi-
tion.
2. Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
3. Move the choke lever to the H ALF
CHOKE position.
4. Engage the throttle lock as directed in
STARTING A COLD ENGINE.
NOTE:
Keep the throttle lock engaged until
the engine starts.
5. Pull starter rope sharply until engine runs,
but no more than 5 pulls.
6. Allow the engine to run 10 seconds, then
move the choke lever to the OFF CHOKE
position.
7. Release thethrottle lockby squeezing and
releasing the trigger.
NOTE:
If engine has not started, pull starter
rope 5 more pulls. If engine still doesnot run, it
is probably flooded. Proceed to ST ARTING A
FLOODED ENGINE.