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STOPPING YOUR ENGINE Primer Bulb
• To stop the engine, move the ON/OFF _'_
switch to the OFF position.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
• Fuelengine. MoveatleastlOfeet(3me-
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.
Choke
Lever
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
_,_ Switch
3. Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
4. Move the chokelever tothe FULLCHOKE
position.
5. Pull starter rope handle sharply until em
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 pulls.
NOTE: If the engine doesn't start after 6
pulis (at the HALF CHOKE position),
check tomake sure the ON/OFF switch is
in theON 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 Iever
to the HALF CHOKE position and pull the
starter rope until the engine runs, but no
more than 6 more pulls. If the engine still
doesn't start, it is probably ftaoded. Pro,
ceed to STARTING A FLOODED EN-
GINE.
8. Once the engine starts, allow theengine to
run 10seconds, thenmove the choke lever
totheOFF CHOKE position.Altawthe unitto
runfor30moreseconds attheOFFCHOKE
position beforesqueezingand releasing the
thro_e trigger to releasethe throttle lock.
NOTE: ifengine dies with the choke lever
in the OFF CHOKE position, move the
choke lever to the HALF CHOKE position
and pull the rope until the engine runs, but
no more than 6 pulls.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Movethe ON/OFF switch tothe 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 until
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 tothe OFF CHOKE
position.
7. Release thethrottle lock by squeezing and
releasing the trigger.
NOTE: If engine has notstarted, pull starter
rope 5more pulls. Ifengine still does not run,it
is probably flooded. Proceed to STARTING A
FLOODED ENGINE.
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