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2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)'_ position.
3. Movechoketo the CHOKEIJl position(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto coverventholein
primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscoverventholewhenpushing.Coolweathermay
requireprimingto be repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7. After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeendfromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. Withthe throttlecontrolin the Fast(rabbit) position,moveshift
leverinto oneof the six forward(F) positionsor two reverse(R)
positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor thesnowconditionsand
a paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you are comfortableandfamiliarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleandthe snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit anddrive motionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsordirection
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrol and bringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto
the snow thrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGER
1. Toengagethe augerand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe auger
controlagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stopthe auger.
Do notpull the starterhandlewhilethe enginerunning.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)'_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKEI,'_1 position(coldenginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto coverventholewhen
pushing.Ifengineiswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pull gentlyon the starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pullquicklyandforcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engine
shouldstart.Donot releasethe handleandallow it to snapback.
ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,repeatthis
step.
5. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiodof time,andthen slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
To avoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoffafter useand
removekey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Afteryouhavefinishedsnow-throwing,runenginefora few minutes
beforestoppingto help dry offany moistureonthe engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFFposition.
2. Removethekey.Removingthe keywill reducethe possibilityof
unauthorizedstartingof the enginewhileequipmentis notin use.
Keepthe keyin a safe place.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeany moistureawayfrom the controlson theengine.
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REPLACING SHEAR PiNS
The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins andcotter
pins.If the augersshouldstrikea foreignobject or ice jam,the snow
throweris designedso thatthe pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not
turn,checkto see if the pins havesheared.See Figure16.
NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswithanythingotherthan Sears
SKU#88389/0EM PartNo.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.
Anydamageto theaugergearboxor other componentsas a resultof
failingto do sowill NOTbecoveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty.
Alwaysturn off thesnowthrower'sengineand removethe keypriorto
replacingshearpins.
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Figure16
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