Installation manual

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STARTING/STOPPING

PROCEDURE

Manual

Starting

Procedure

To

manually

start

the

engine,

follow

the

procedure

described

below.

When

starting

after

cold

nights

or

freezing

temperatures

when

the

engine

must

first

be

turned

over

with

no

compression,

follow

all

of

the

steps,

beginning

with

Step

1.

If

cold

weather

is

not

a

factor,

bypass

Steps

1-3,

and

begin

with

Step

4.

A

WARNING:

Always

keep

hands

and

feet

clear

of

moving

parts.

Put

the

transmission

in

neutral.

Do

not

use

starting

aids.

1.

Place

the

transmission

in

neutral

and

advance

the

throttle

con-

trol

to

slightly

open.

NOTE:

Make

sure

the

stop

lever

is

in

the

RUN

position.

2.

Set

the

Automatic

Decompression

Device

pointer

to

the

Neutral

position

(see

illustration).

Compression

is

released

when

the

pointer

is

in

this

position.

POINTER

IN

THE

NEUTRAl

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3.

Insert

the

crank

handle

into

the

crank

handle

guide

(see

illustration).

Standing

to

the

right

of

the

crank

handle,

put

your

right

hand

on

top

of

the

air

intake

filter

for

support

and

grip

the

crank

handle

with

your

left

hand,

with

the

thumb

on

your

left

hand

in

the

position

shown

in

the

illustration.

HAND-CRANKING

Model7A-1

shown

CRANK

HANDLE

GUIDE

4.

Crank

the

engine

counterclockwise

approximately

10

to

20

times

until

the

engine

turns

freely.

Then

remove

the

crank

handle.

S.

Set

the

Automatic

Decompression

Device

pointer

to

the

manual

starting

position

(see

illustration).

When

hand-crank-

ing

in

this

position,

automatic

decompression

will

occur.

POINTER

IN

THE

MANUAl

STARTING

PDsmDN

6.

Pull

down

the

Cold

Starting

Device

knob.

Note:

Do

not

pull

down

this

knob

when

restarting

a

hot

engine.

COLD

STARTING

DEVICE

KNOB

7.

Insert

the

crank

handle

into

the

crank

handle

guide

(see

illustration).

Standing

to

the

right

of

the

crank

handle,

put

your

right

hand

on

top

of

the

air

intake

silencer

for

support

and

grip

the

crank

handle

with

your

left

hand,

with

the

thumb

on

your

left

hand

in

the

position

shown

in

the

illustration.

S.

Slowly

crank

the

engine

counterclockwise

4

times,

then

crank

the

engine

as

fast

as

possible.

The

pointer

on

the

Automatic

Decompression

Device

will

automatically

move

clockwise

with

each

crank.

Compression

will

occur

after

8

cranks.

Continue

to

crank

after

compression

occurs

until

the

engine

starts

firing.

As

decompression

ends

and

compression

occurs,

the

pointer

will

automatically

stop

at

the

operating

(9

o'clock)

position.After

the

engine

starts,

the

crank

handle

will

automat-

ically

disengage.

Then

remove

the

crank

handle.

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