Operator`s manual

2. Movethrottle controlto FAST(rabbit)_Jl__ position.
3 MovechoketotheCHOKEI,'I pos t on co,deng nestart),fengine s
warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree(3)times,makingsureto coverventholeinprimerbulb
whenpushing.Ifengineiswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.Alwayscovervent
holewhenpushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto berepeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto startengine.Oncetheenginestarts,immediately
releasestarterbutton.Electricstarterisequippedwith thermaloverload
protection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto allowstarterto coolif
electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6.
Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontrolto RUNposition.Ifthe
enginefalters,restartengineandrunwith chokeat half-chokepositionfor a
shortperiodof time,andthenslowlyrotatethechokeinto RUNposition.
Afterengineisrunning,disconnectpowercordfromelectricstarter.When
disconnecting,alwaysunplugtheendatthewall outletbeforeunplugging
theoppositeendfromtheengine.
RecoilStarter
Donot pull the starter handlewhilethe enginerunning.
1. Movethrottle controlto FAST(rabbit)_ _j position.
2. Movechoketo theCHOKEI,.'1position(coldenginestart).If engineis
warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree(3)times,makingsureto coverventholewhenpushing.
If engineiswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.Alwayscoverventholewhen
pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingtobe repeated.
4. Pullgentlyonthestarterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then pullquickly
andforcefullyto overcomethecompression.Donotreleasethe handleand
allowit tosnapback.ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,
repeatthisstep.
5. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontrolto RUNposition.Ifthe
enginefalters,restartengineandrunwith chokeat half-chokepositionfor a
shortperiodof time,andthenslowlyrotatethechokeinto RUNposition.
Toavoidunsupervisedengineoperation, neverleavethe machine
unattendedwith theenginerunning. Turnthe engineoff after useand
removekey.
Stopping TheEngine
Afteryouhavefinishedsnow-throwing,runenginefor afewminutesbefore
stoppingto helpdryoffanymoistureon theengine.
1. Movethrottle controlto OFFposition.
2. Removethekey.Removingthe keywill reducethepossibilityof
unauthorizedstartingoftheenginewhileequipmentisnotinuse.Keepthe
keyina safeplace.Theenginecannotstartwithout thekey.
3. Wipeanymoistureawayfromthecontrolson theengine.
ToEngageDrive
1. Withthethrottlecontrolinthe Fast(rabbit)_ _1 position,moveshift lever
intooneofthesixforward(F)positionsortwo reverse(R)positions.Selecta
speedappropriatefor thesnowconditionsanda paceyou'recomfortable
with.
NOTE:Whenselectinga DriveSpeed,usetheslowerspeedsuntilyouare
comfortableandfamiliarwith theoperationof thesnowthrower.
2. Squeezethedrivecontrolagainstthehandleandthesnowthrowerwill
move.Releaseit anddrivemotionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositiontheshift lever(changespeedsordirectionof travel)
without first releasingthedrivecontrolandbringingthesnowthrowerto a
completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematureweartothesnowthrower'sdrive
system.
ToEngageAuger
Toengagetheaugerandstartthrowingsnow,squeezetheaugercontrol
againsttheleft handle.Releaseto stoptheauger.
ReplacingShearPins
Eachaugerbladeissecuredto thespiralshaftwith ashearpinandbow-tieclip.If
anaugerbladestrikesa foreignobjectoricejam,thepinwill shearoff toprevent
damageto theblade.Ifanaugerbladedoesnotturn,checkto seeif itspinhas
shearedoff. SeeFigure18.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anything otherthan SearsSKU#
88389/0EMPart No.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.Anydamageto
the augergearboxorother componentsasa result of failing to do sowill
NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off the snowthrower'sengineand removethe keypriorto
replacingshearpins.
Figure18
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