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CAUTION : Ne ver use straig ht ga s oli ne in
your unit. This will cause permanent engine
damage and void the limited warranty.
FUEL REQUIREMENTS
This engine requires the use of minimum 87
octane [R+M]/2 clean gasoline.
IMPORTANT
Use of alcohol ble nded fuels (called gasohol or
using ethanol ormethanol) can cause majoren-
gine performance and durability problems.
WARNING: Alternative fuels (not gas-
oline) such as E--1 5 (15% alcohol), E--20 (20%
alcohol),E--85(85% alcohol)are NOTclassified
as gasoline and are NOT approved for use in
2--stroke gasoline engines. Use of alternative
fuels will cause problems such as: i mproper
clutch engagements, overheating, vapor lock,
power loss, lubrication deficiency , deterioration
of fuel l ines, gaskets and internal carburetor
components, etc. Alternative fuels cause high
moisture absorption into the fuel/oil mixture
leading to oil and fuel separation.
HELPFUL TIP
If your engine switchreads
“push to stop”, it is always
in the ON position.
HOW TO STOP YOUR UNIT
S To stop the engine, push and hold the STOP
switch in the STOP position until the engine
stops.
S Ifengine does notstop, m o ve choke to the
FULL CHOKE position.
HOW TO START YOUR UNIT
WARNING: The trimmer head will
turn whilestartingtheengine. Avoid anycon-
tact with the muffler . A hot mu ffler can cause
serious burns.
HELPFUL TIP
If your engine still does not
start after following these
instructions, please call
1--800--554--6723.
STARTIN G A COLD ENGI NE ( or a
warm engine after running out of
fuel)
STARTING POSITION
1. Set unit o n a flat surface.
2. Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
3. M o ve choke le ve r to the FULL CHOKE
position.
4. Squeeze the throttle trigger fully and hold
through all remaining steps.
Starter
Handle
Primer
Bulb
Choke
Lever
Thottle
Trigger
5. Pull starter rope handlesharply untilengine
sounds as if it is trying to start, but do not
pull rope more t han 6 times.
6. As soon asengine sounds asif itis tryingto
start, move choke lever to HALF CHOKE
position.
7. Pull starter rope sharply until engine runs,
but no more than 6 pulls.
NOTE: Ifthe en-
gine doesn’t start after 6 pulls (at the HALF
CHOKE position), move the choke lever to
the FULL CHOKE position and press the
primer bulb 6 times. Squeeze and hold the
throttle trigger and pull the starter rope 2
m ore times. Move the cho k e lever to the
HALF CHOKE position and pull the starter
rope untilthe engine runs, butno more than
6 pulls. If the engine still doesn’t start, it is
probably flooded. Proceed to ST ARTING A
FL OODE D ENGINE.
8. Once theenginestarts,allowittorun 10se-
con d s, then mo ve the choke lever to the
RUN position. Allow the unit to run for 30
more seconds a t RUN before releasingthe
throttletrigge r .
NOTE:Ifenginedies with
the choke lever in the RUN position,
move the choke lever to the HALF
CHOKE position and pull the rope until
engine runs, but no more than 6 pulls.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. M o veth ech okelevertoth eHALFCHOKE
position.
2. Squeeze and hold the throttle trigger . Keep
throttle trigger fully squeezed until the en-
gine runs smoothly .
3. Pull starter rope sharply until engine runs,
but no m ore than 6 pulls.
4. Allow engineto run 15 seconds, then move
the choke l ever to RUN.
NOTE: If enginehas notstarted, pullstarter
rope5morepulls.Ifenginestilldoesnotrun,it
is probably flooded.