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HOW TO START YOUR UNIT
Primer Bulb
Trigger
Choke Lever
Muffler
WARNING: The trimmerhead willturn
while starting the engine. Ahot mufflercan
cause serious burns.
COLD ENGINE STARTING OR
STARTING AFTER REFUELING
S Set unit on a flat surface.
S Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
S Move choke lever to FULL CHOKE
position.
S Squeeze thethrottle triggerfully andhold
through all remaining steps.
S Pull starter rope handle sharply 6 times.
S Move choke lever to HALF CHOKE
position.
S Pull starter rope handle no more than 6
pulls, until engine runs.
S Allowenginetorun10seconds,thenmove
choke lever to OFF CHOKE position.
RESTARTING A WARM ENGINE
S MovechokelevertoOFFCHOKEposition.
S Pull starterrope handleuntil engineruns.
S If engine does not start in 5 pulls, follow
instructions in STARTING A COLD
ENGINE.
USING YOUR UNIT
OPERATING POSITION
Eye Protection
Long Pants
Heavy Shoes
ALWAYS WEAR:
Cut from your right to your left.
ADVANCING THE CUTTING
LINE
Advance line by tapping the bottom of the
cutting head lightly on the ground while
engineisrunningatfullspeed. Ametalblade
attached to the shield will cut the line tothe
proper length.
REPLACING THE LINE
S Pushandholdtheenginestopswitchinthe
STOP/OFF position until the unit has fully
stopped.
S Disconnect the spark plug lead wire.
S Remove spool by firmly pulling on tap
button.
S Clean entire surface of hub and spool.
S Replacewithapre-woundspool,orcuttwo
lengths of 12-1/2 feet of .080” (2 mm)
diameter WeedEater rbrand line.Never
usewire,rope,string,etc.,whichcanbreak
off and become a dangerous missile.
S Insertendsofthelineabout1/2inch(1cm)
into the small hole on the inside of spool.
Small
Holes
Spool
Hub
Line in Notch
Line in Notch
Line exit holes
S Wind the line evenly and tightly onto the
spool. Wind in the directionof thearrows
found on the spool.
S Pushthelineintothenotches,leaving3to5
inches (7 -- 12 cm) unwound.
S Insertthe lineinto thethe exitholes inthe
hub as shown in the illustration.
S Align the notches with the line exit hole.
S Pushspoolintohubuntilitsnapsintoplace.
S Pullthelineextendingoutsideofthehubto
release it from the notch.
SERVICE
Werecommendallserviceandadjustments
notlistedinthismanual beperformed byan
Authorized Service Dealer.
CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS
Yourcarburetorisequippedwithlimitercaps.
Adjusting the carburetor is a complicated
task.Werecommendthatyoutakeyourunit
toanAuthorizedServiceDealer.Damagewill
occur if you turn the needles beyond the
limiter stops.
IGNITION TIMING
The ignition timing is fixed,non--adjustable.
SPARK PLUG
Replace the spark plug yearly using a
ChampionRCJ--8Yplug. Sparkplug gapis
.025”.