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WARNING
Severe damage
to electric starter
is possible if you
continueto crank
for morethan
5 seconds without
a cooFdown.
The temperature
of muffler and the
surrounding areas
may exceed150o E
i Avoid these areas
Electric Starter(if equipped)
Somemodelsof the snowthrowermaybe equipped
withan optional120volt A.C.electricstarter.This
electricstarter,witha three-wirepowercordand plug, is
designedto operateon 120voltAC householdcurrent.
Followthe stepsbelowto usethe electricstarter.
Cold Start:
1. Determinewhetheryourhousewiringis athree-wire
groundedsystem.Aska licensedelectricianifyou
arenotcertain.
__IL ARNING:The electricstartermust
be properly groundedat all times to
avoid the possibilityof electricshock
to the operator. If your housewiring
systemis not a three-wire grounded
system,do not use this electric starter
under any conditions.
2. If yourhousewiringsystemis groundedanda three-
holereceptacleis notavailableat the pointthe snow
throwerstarterwill normallybe used,one shouldbe
installedbya licensedelectrician.
NOTE:Whenconnectingthe powercord,alwaysconnect
cordto starteron enginefirst,then plugtheotherend
intoathree-holegrounded120Voltreceptacle.When
disconnectingthe powercord,alwaysunplugtheend
fromthethree-hole,groundedreceptaclefirst.
3. Attachsparkplugwireto sparkplug.
4. Makesurethatthe augercontrol and the drive
controlaredisengaged.
5. Removethekeysfrom the plasticbag.Pushkey into
the ignitionslot. Do notturn the key.Keepsecond
keyin a safe place.
6. Movethe chokeknobto FULLchokeposition.
7. Movethrottlecontrolto the FASTposition.
8. Turnfuel valveon, if soequipped.
9. Connectpowercord to the switchbox onengine.
10.Plugthe otherend of the powercordinto a three-
hole,grounded120voltAC receptacle.
11.Pushprimerbuttonthreetimes.
12.Pushdownon the starterbuttonuntiltheengine
starts.Donotcrankformorethan5 secondsat atime.
_ ARNING:Severe damageto electdc
starteris possibleif you continueto
crankfor more than 5 secondswithout
a cool-down.
13.Whentheenginestarts,releasethe starterbutton
andslowlyrotatethe choketo OFFposition.If the
enginefalters,rotatethe choketo FULLandthen
graduallyto OFR
NOTE:Whenengagingthe electricstarter,a slight
hesitationof a few secondsmayoccur beforethe
enginestartsto turn. This isnormaland is not harmful
to the engine.
14.Disconnectthe powercordfromthe receptaclefirst
andthenfrom the switchboxon the engine.
15.Allowthe engineto warmupfor a few minutes
becausethe enginewill not developfull poweruntilit
reachesoperatingtemperature.
NOTE:Ifthe startermotorrunsbutthe enginedoes not
turnover,the startergearmayhavefrozen.Placethe
snowthrowerin awarmerpart of the garageor storage
shedtill the gearisfreeof theaccumulatedice.
Warm Start:
1. if restartinga warmengine,rotatechoke to OFF
insteadof FULLandpress the starterbutton.Do not
pushthe primerbutton.
Before Stopping
1. Runenginefor a fewminutesto help dry off any
moistureon engine.
2. Toavoidpossiblefreeze-upof the starter,followthese
steps:
Recoil Starter
a. Withtheenginerunning,pull the starterropewith
a rapid,continuousfull arm strokethreeor fourtimes.
Electric Starter (if equipped)
a. Connectpowercordto switchbox, thento 120
VoltAC receptacle.
b. Whilethe engineisrunning,pushthe starter
buttonandspin the starterfor severalseconds.
c. Disconnectpowercordfrom the receptaclefirst,
thenfromthe snowthrower.
NOTE:Theunusualsoundfrompullingthe starterropeor
fromspinningthestarterwillnotharmtheengine.
3. Whilestandingintheoperator'sposition(behindthesnow
thrower),engagetheaugercontrolfora fewsecondsto
clearanyremainingsnowandicefromthechuteassembly.
To Stop The Snow Thrower
1. Tostopthe wheels,releasethe drivecontrol.
2. Tostopthrowingsnow,releasethe augercontrol.
3. Tostopengine,pushthrottlecontrol leverto OFFor
pullout the key(eithermethodworks). Donot turnkey.
__IL WARNING:Thetemperatureof muffler
and the surroundingareas mayexceed
150° F.Avoid these areas
Auger Control Test
IMPORTANT:Performthe followingtest beforeoperating
the snowthrowerforthe first timeand at the startof each
winterseason.
Checktheadjustmentof the augercontrolas follows:
1. Whentheaugercontrolis releasedand inthe
disengaged"up"position,the cableshouldhavevery
littleslack, but shouldNOT be tight.
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