Operator's Manual

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InstallingtheRecoil-Start
Rope
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Pulltherecoil-startropethroughtheropeguideon
thehandle(Figure7).
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Figure7
1.Recoil-startrope2.Ropeguide
Note:T omaketheropeeasiertoinstall,squeezethe
blade-controlbaronthehandle.
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FillingtheCrankcasewith
Oil
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Theenginecrankcaseisshippedwithoutoil.
Beforestartingtheengine,llthecrankcasewith
oil.Theenginecrankcasecanhold0.65L(22oz)
ofoil.Useonlyhigh-qualitySAE10W-30weight
detergentoilthathastheAmericanPetroleumInstitute
(API)serviceclassicationSH,SJ,orequivalent.
Beforeeachuse,ensurethattheoillevelisbetween
thelower-limitandupper-limitmarksonthedipstick
(Figure8).
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Figure8
1.Dipstick3.Lower-limitmark
2.Upper-limitmark
Note:Whenthecrankcaseisempty,pourabout3/4
ofthecrankcasecapacityofoilinthecrankcase,then
followtheprocedureinthissection.
1.Movethemachineontoalevelsurface.
2.Cleanaroundthedipstick(Figure8).
3.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout.
4.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
5.Insertthedipstickintothellerneck(butdonot
rotatethecapclockwisetosecureit),then
removethedipstick.
6.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick.
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