Operator's Manual

Iftheparkingbrakedoesnotholdsecurely,adjustit.
RefertoServicingtheParkingBrake.
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhile
itisunattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsetthe
parkingbrakewhenleavingthemachine
unattended,evenifjustforafewminutes.
SettingtheParkingBrake
Pulltheparkingbrakeleverrearward(Figure5).
Figure5
1.Parkingbrakelever(inthe
releasedposition)
2.Parkingbrakelever(inthe
engagedposition)
ReleasingtheParkingBrake
Pushtheparkingbrakeleverforward.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Connectthewirestothesparkplugs.
2.Openthefuelvalve.
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Movethethrottlecontroltofastandmovethe
chokelevertotheonpositionbeforestartingacold
engine(Figure6).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.Tostartawarmengine,movethrottle
controlmidwaybetweenthefastandslow
positions.
Figure6
1.Ignitionswitch
3.Choke
2.Throttlelever
5.Turntheignitionkeytothestartpositionto
energizethestarter.Whentheenginestarts,release
thekey.
Note:Donotengagethestarterformorethan
5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostart,
allowfora15secondcool-downperiodbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscan
burnoutthestartermotor.
6.Whenenginestarts,movethethrottlecontrol
betweenthefastandslowpositionandmovethe
chokelevertotheoffposition.Allowtheengine
towarmupandthenmovethethrottlecontrolto
thefastposition.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethemotioncontrolleverstoneutralandmove
therightsidemotioncontrolleverintotheneutral
lockposition.
2.Movethethrottlelevertoslow(Figure6).
3.Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,let
theengineidlefor30to60secondsbeforeturning
theengineoff.
4.Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeytooff.
Important:Makesurefuelshutoffvalve
isclosedbeforetransportingorstoringthe
machine,asfuelleakagemayoccur.Before
storingthemachine,pullwireoffsparkplug(s)
topreventpossibilityofaccidentalstarting.
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