Manual

OPERATING POSITION
3. Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
4. Move the chokelever to the FULLCHOKE
position.
Primer Bulb Choke
-'_ Lever
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
• To stop the engine, move the ON/OFF
switch to the OFF position.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
• Fuel engine. Move at least 10 feet (3 me-
ters) away from the fueling site.
• Hold the unit on the ground in the starting
position as shown. Support unit so the
blade is off of the ground and away from
trees, bushes, onlookers, etc.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or a
warm engine after running out of
fuel)
Throttle Lock
Throttle
Lock-out
Throttle
Trigger
1. Move the ON/OFF switch to the ON posi*
tion.
2. Engage the throttle lock as follows:
• press the throttle lock-out;
• squeeze and hold throttle trigger;
• press and hold throttle lock, then
• release the throttle trigger
NOTE: Keep the throttle lock engaged until
the engine starts.
ON OFF
5. Pull starter rope handle sharply until en-
gine sounds as ifit istrying to run, but do
not pull rope more than 6 times.
6. Move the choke lever to the HALF
CHOKE position.
7. Pull starter rope sharply until the engine
runs, but no more than 6 pulis.
NOTE: Ifthe enginedoesn't start after 6 polls
(at the HALF CHOKE position), check to
make sure the ON/OFF switch is in the ON
position. Move the choke lever to the FULL
CHOKE position and press the primer bulb 6
times; pull the starter rope 2 more times.
Move the choke lever to the HALF CHOKE
position and poll the starter rope until the en-
gine runs, but no more than 6 more pulls. If
the enlgine still doesn't start, it is probably
flooded. Proceed to STARTING A
FLOODED ENGINE.
8. Once the engine starts, allow the engine to
run 10 seconds, then move the choke lever
totheOFF CHOKE position.Allow the unitto
runfor30 more seconds attheOFFCHOKE
position beforesqueezing and releasing the
throttletrigger to release the throttle lock.
NOTE: Ifengine dies with the choke lever in
the OF FCHOKE position, move the choke le-
ver to the HALF CHOKE position and pull the
rope until the engine runs, but no more than 6
pulls.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Move the ON/OFF switch to the ON posi*
tion.
2. Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
3. Move the choke lever to the HALF
CHOKE position.
4. Engage the throttle lock as directed in
STARTING A COLD ENGINE.
NOTE: Keep the throttle lock engaged unti_
the engine starts.
5. Pull starter rope sharply until engine runs,
but no more than 5 pulis.
6. Allow the engine to run 10 seconds, then
move the choke lever to the OFF CHOKE
position.
7. Release the throttle lock by squeezing and
releasing the trigger.
NOTE: Ifengine has not started, pull starter
rope 5 more pulls. If engine still does not run,it
is probably flooded. Proceed to STARTING A
FLOODED ENGINE.
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