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Gasoline
Useautomotivegasoline(unleadedor low leadedto minimizecombus-
tionchamberdeposits)witha minimumof 87 octane.Gasolinewith
upto 10%ethanolor 15%MTBE(MethylTertiaryButyl Ether)canbe
used.Neverusean oil/gasolinemixtureor dirtygasoline.Avoidgetting
dirt,dust,or waterinthefuel tank. DO NOTuse E85gasoline.
• Refuelin awell-ventilatedareawith the engine stopped.Donot
smokeor allowflamesorsparksinthe area wheretheengineis
refueledor wheregasolineisstored.
• Do notoverfillthe fuel tank.Afterrefueling,makesurethe tank
cap is closedproperlyandsecurely.
• Becarefulnot to spillfuel when refueling.Spilledfuelor fuelvapor
mayignite.If any fuel isspilled,makesurethe areaisdry before
startingtheengine.
• Avoidrepeatedor prolongedcontactwithskinor breathingof
vapor.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableand the vaporsare explosive.Neverfuelthe machine
indoorsor whilethe engineishot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars,pipes andother sourcesof ignition.
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2.
Cleanaroundfuelfill beforeremovingcap to fuel.
Afuel levelindicatorislocatedinthe fuel tank. Filltankuntilfuel
reachesthe fuel levelindictor.See Figure10inset.Becarefulnot
to overfill.
Starting The Engine
Determinethat yourhome'swiringis a three-wiregroundedsystem.
Aska licensedelectricianif you are notcertain.
Ifyou havea groundedthree-prongreceptacle,proceedas follows.
Ifyou do not havethe properhousewiring,DONOTusethe electric
starterunder anyconditions.
1. Plugthe extensioncord intothe outlet locatedon the engine's
surface.Plugthe otherendof extensioncord intoa three-prong
120-volt,grounded,AC outlet in a well-ventilatedarea.
2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
3. Movechoketo the ONpositionI,,i(I (coldenginestart). Ifengine
is warm,placechoke inOFF position.
4. Pushprimerthreeto five (3-5) times,makingsureto covervent
holewhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.
Alwayscoverventholewhenpushing.Coolweathermayrequire
primingto be repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto startengine.Oncetheenginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allow starterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethechoke controlto OFF
position,ifthe enginefalters, restartengineand runwith choke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiod of time,andthenslowly
rotatethe chokeintoOFF position.
7. Afterengineis running,disconnectpowercord fromelectric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingthe oppositeend fromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
Alwayskeephandsandfeetclear of movingparts.Do notuse a
pressurizedstartingfluid.Vaporsare flammable.
NOTE: Forlocationof allthe enginecontrolsreferredto in this section,
referto Fig. 9 onpage 12.
NOTE:Allowtheengineto warmupfor a few minutesafterstarting.
Theenginewill not developfull poweruntil it reachesoperating
temperatures.
1. Makecertainboththe augercontrolanddrivecontrolare inthe
disengaged(released)position.
2. Insertignitionkeyinto slot. Makesureit snaps intoplace.Donot
attemptto turnthe key.
NOTE:The enginecannotstart withoutthe key fully insertedintothe
ignitionswitch.
Electric Starter
Theoptionalelectricstarterisequippedwitha groundedthree-wire
powercord andplug,and isdesignedto operateon 120voltAC
householdcurrent.It mustbeusedwitha properlygroundedthree-
prongreceptacleat all timesto avoidthe possibilityof electricshock.
Followall instructionscarefullypriorto operatingthe electricstarter.
DO NOTuse electricstarterin the rain.
Donot pull the starterhandlewhiletheengine running.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
2. Movechoketo the ONpositionI,,,_1(coldengine start). If engineis
warm,placechokeinOFF position.
3. Pushprimerthreeto five (3-5) times,makingsureto covervent
holewhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.
Alwayscoverventholewhenpushing.Coolweathermayrequire
primingto be repeated.
4. Pullgentlyonthe starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,thenpull
quicklyand forcefullyto overcomethe compression.Do not release
the handleand allowit to snapback. ReturnropeSLOWLYto
originalposition.If required,repeatthisstep.
5. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontrolto OFF
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand runwith chokeat
half-chokepositionfora shortperiodof time,and thenslowlyrotate
the choke intoOFFposition.
Toavoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff after useand
removeignitionkey.
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