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Gasoline
Useautomotivegasoline(unleadedor low leadedto minimizecombus-
tionchamberdeposits)with a minimumof 87octane.Gasolinewith
upto 10%ethanolor 15%MTBE(MethylTertiaryButylEther)can be
used.Neveruse anoil/gasolinemixtureor dirtygasoline.Avoidgetting
dirt,dust,or waterinthe fueltank. DONOTuse E85gasoline.
• Refuelina well-ventilatedareawiththe enginestopped.Donot
smokeor allowflamesor sparksin the area wherethe engine is
refueledor wheregasolineis stored.
• Do notoverfillthe fuel tank.Afterrefueling,make surethetank
cap is closedproperlyand securely.
• Becarefulnot to spill fuelwhen refueling.Spilledfuel or fuelvapor
mayignite.Ifany fuel isspilled,makesurethe areaisdry before
startingthe engine.
• Avoidrepeatedor prolongedcontactwithskin or breathingof
vapor.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsare explosive.Neverfuel the machine
indoorsor whilethe engineishot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars, pipesand othersourcesof ignition.
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Cleanaroundfuel fill beforeremovingcapto fuelto avoiddirt and
debrisfallingintofuel tank.
A fuellevelindicatorislocatedin thefuel tank. Filltankuntilfuel
reachesthe fuel levelindictor.SeeFigure10 inset.Be carefulnot
to overfill.
Starting The Engine
Determinethatyour home'swiringisa three-wiregroundedsystem.
Aska licensedelectricianifyouare notcertain.
Ifyou havea groundedthree-prongreceptacle,proceedas follows.
Ifyou do not havethe properhousewiring, DO NOTusethe electric
starterunderanyconditions.
1. Plugthe extensioncord intothe outletlocatedonthe engine's
surface.Plugtheother end of extensioncord intoa three-prong
120-volt,grounded,ACoutlet in a well-ventilatedarea.
2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit),_ position.
3. Movechoke controlto the CHOKEposition I,,"1(co dengine
start).If engineis warm,placechokecontrol in RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree(3) times,makingsureto cover vent holewhen
pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.Alwayscover
venthole whenpushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be
repeated.
5. Pushand hold starterbuttondownto startengine.Oncethe
enginestarts,immediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electric
starteris equippedwiththermaloverloadprotection;systemwill
temporarilyshutdownto allow starterto cool ifelectricstarter
becomesoverloaded.
6. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto RUN
position.Ifthe enginefalters,restartengineand runwithchoke
controlat half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,and then
slowlyrotatethe chokeintoRUNposition.
7. Afterengineis running,disconnectpowercord fromelectric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugtheend at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingthe oppositeend fromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
Alwayskeephandsand feetclearof movingparts.Do not usea
pressurizedstartingfluid. Vaporsare flammable.
NOTE: Forlocationof allthe enginecontrolsreferredto inthis section,
referto Figure9 on page 12.
NOTE:Allowtheengineto warmup for a fewminutesafterstarting.
Theenginewill not developfull poweruntilit reachesoperating
temperatures.
1. Makecertainboththe augercontrolanddrivecontrolare inthe
disengaged(released)position.
2. insert key intoslot. Makesureit snapsinto place.Do notattempt
to turnthe key.
NOTE:The enginecannotstartwithoutthe keyfully insertedintothe
switch.
Electric Starter
Theoptionalelectricstarterisequippedwitha groundedthree-wire
powercord andplug,and isdesignedto operateon 120volt AC
householdcurrent.It mustbeusedwith a properlygroundedthree-
prongreceptacleat all timesto avoidthe possibilityof electricshock.
Followallinstructionscarefullypriorto operatingthe electricstarter.
DO NOTuseelectricstarterinthe rain.
Donot pullthe starterhandlewhile theenginerunning.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
2. Movechokecontrolto the CHOKEposition I.,,¢1(coldengine
start).If engineis warm,placechokecontrol in RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree(3) times,makingsureto cover ventholewhen
pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.Alwayscover
venthole whenpushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pullgentlyon the starterhandleuntilit beginsto resist,thenpull
quicklyandforcefullyto overcomethecompression.Engineshould
start.Donot releasethe handleand allowit to snapback.Return
ropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,repeatthis step.
5. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto RUNposi-
tion. Ifthe enginefalters,restartengineand runwith choke control
at half-chokepositionfora short periodof time,and thenslowly
rotatethechokeintoRUNposition.
Toavoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff afteruseand
removeignitionkey.
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