Operation Manual

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1.Fuel-shutoffvalve
Note:Thevalvehandleshouldalignwiththefuel
hose.
2.Sitdownontheseat.
Note:Ensurethatthetractioncontrolpedalsarein
theNeutralposition.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoUsingtheParkingBrake.
4.Disengagetheblades(PTO);refertoFigure5.
Note:Theenginewillnotstartiftheblades(PTO)
areengaged.
5.Whenstartingacoldengine,shiftthethrottlecontrol
levertotheChoke(allthewayup)position(Figure10).
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Figure10
1.Throttle-controllever
Note:Tostartawarmengine,shiftthethrottle
controllevertotheFast(rabbit)position.
6.Shiftthethrottle-controllevertotheSlow(turtle)
position(Figure10).
7.TurntheignitionkeyclockwiseandholditintheStart
position(Figure11).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
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Figure11
1.Ignitionkey
3.On
2.Start4.Off
Important:Iftheenginedoesnotstartafter15
secondsofcontinuouscranking,turntheignition
keytoOffandletthestartermotorcoolfor2
minutes;refertoTroubleshooting.
8.Aftertheenginestarts,slowlyshiftthethrottlecontrol
levertotheFast(rabbit)position.
StoppingtheEngine
1.MovethethrottlecontrollevertotheSlow(turtle)
position(Figure10).
Note:Iftheenginebackres,shiftthethrottlecontrol
levertotheFast(rabbit)positionbeforestoppingthe
engine.
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheOffposition(Figure11).
Note:Iftheenginehasbeenworkinghardorishot,
letitidleforaminutebeforeturningtheignitionkeyto
theOffposition.Thisallowstheenginetocoolbefore
youstopit.Youmaystoptheengineinanemergency
byturningtheignitionkeytotheOffposition.
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