Operator's Manual

DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Addfuel
tothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm(1inch)
belowthetopofthetank.Thisemptyspacein
thetankallowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Donotbuymore
thana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersonthegroundaway
fromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoron
atruckortrailerbed,becauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruck-bedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removefuel-poweredequipment
fromthetruckortrailerandfueltheequipment
withthewheelsontheground.Ifthisisnot
possible,thenfuelsuchequipmentonatruck
ortrailerfromaportablecontainer,ratherthan
fromafueldispensernozzle.
•Ifyoumustuseafuel-dispensernozzle,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
Fuel-TankCapacity:3.6L(0.95USgallons)
1.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremovethe
capfromthetank(Figure23).Usingunleaded(87
pumpoctaneminimum)gasoline,llthefueltankto
approximately25mm(1inch)belowthetopofthe
tanktoallowforfuelexpansion.
Important:Donotoverllthetank.Adding
fuelinexcessoftheprescribedlevelwillresult
inenginefailureduetosaturationofthevapor
recoverysystem,resultinginengineperformance
failure.Thisisnotawarrantablefailureandwill
requirereplacementofthefuel-tankcap.
Important:Neverusemethanol,gasoline
containingmethanol,gasoholcontainingmore
than10%ethanol,gasolineadditives,premium
gasoline,orwhitegasbecausethefuelsystem
couldbedamaged.Donotmixoilwithgasoline.
Figure23
1.Maximumfuellevel
2.Installthefuel-tankcapandwipeupanyspilledfuel.
StartingandShuttingOffthe
Engine
Note:Forillustrationsanddescriptionsofthecontrols
referencedinthissection,refertoEngineControls(page16).
StartingtheEngine
Note:Makesurethatthespark-plugwireisconnectedto
thesparkplug.
1.Ensurethattheparkingbrakeisengagedandthatthe
motionpedalsareintheNEUTRALposition.
2.TurntheOn/OffswitchtotheONposition.
3.Turnthefuel-shutoffvalvetotheOPENposition.
4.MovethechokelevertotheONpositionwhenstarting
acoldengine.
Note:Thechokemaynotberequiredwhenstarting
awarmengine.
5.MovethethrottlecontroltotheFASTposition.
6.Standattherearofthemachine,pulltherecoil-start
handleoutuntilpositiveengagementresults;thenpull
itvigorouslytostarttheengine.
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