Operator's Manual

CheckingtheSpring-housing
Oil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
OilType:4-cycleengineoilthatmeetsorexceedsthe
requirementsforAPIservicecategorySJ,SL,SM,orhigher.
Capacity:0.47L(0.5USqt)
Viscosity:SAE10W-30isrecommendedforgeneraluse.
Checkthespring-housingoilasfollows:
1.Carefullytipthemachineslightlybackward,sothatit
standscompletelyuprightandvertical.
Important:Proporleanthemachineagainst
somethingtoensurethatitdoesnotfallover.
2.Checktheoilsightplug(Figure11),andensurethat
theoillevelishalfwaybetweenthetopandbottom
oftheoilsightplug.
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1.Oilsightplug
3.Iftheoillevelislow ,addoil;refertoAddingOiltothe
SpringHousing(page17)
.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.Movetheengineon/offswitchtotherunposition
(counterclockwise);refertoEngineOn/OffSwitch
(page6).
2.Movethechokelevertotheclosedpositionifyouare
startingacoldengine;refertoChokeLever(page7).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking.
3.Movethethrottlelevertotheslowposition;referto
ThrottleLever(page7).
4.Pulltherecoil-starterhandlelightlyuntilyoufeel
resistance,thenpullthehandlebriskly.Gentlyreturn
thehandletotheoriginalposition.
5.Aftertheenginestarts,graduallymovethechoke
leverbacktotheopenposition.Iftheenginestalls
orhesitates,movethechokeleverbacktotheclosed
positionagainuntiltheenginewarmsup.Thenmove
ittotheopenposition.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Movethethrottlelevertotheslowposition.Ifthe
enginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,letitrunfora
minute.Thishelpstocooltheenginebeforestopping.
Important:Tostoptheengineimmediately,you
canmovetheengineon/offswitchtothe stop
positionbeforemovingthethrottlelevertothe
slo w position.
2.Movetheengineon/offswitchtothestopposition
(clockwise).
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