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Gasoline
Useautomotivegasoline(unleadedor low leadedto minimizecombus-
tionchamberdeposits)witha minimumof 87octane.Gasolinewith
upto 10%ethanolor 15%MTBE(MethylTertiaryButylEther)canbe
used.Neverusean oil/gasolinemixtureor dirty gasoline.Avoidgetting
dirt,dust,or waterin thefuel tank. DO NOTuse E85gasoline.
• Refuelin a well-ventilatedareawiththe engine stopped.Donot
smokeor allowflamesor sparksinthe areawheretheengineis
refueledor wheregasolineisstored.
• Do notoverfillthe fuel tank.Afterrefueling,makesurethe tank
cap is closedproperlyand securely.
• Becarefulnot to spillfuel when refueling.Spilledfuelor fuelvapor
mayignite.If any fuel isspilled,makesurethe area isdry before
startingtheengine.
• Avoidrepeatedor prolongedcontactwith skin or breathingof
vapor.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableand the vaporsare explosive.Neverfuelthe machine
indoorsor whilethe engineishot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars,pipes andother sourcesof ignition.
1. Cleanaroundfuelfill beforeremovingcap to fuelto avoiddirt and
debrisfallingintofuel tank.
2. Afuel levelindicatorislocatedinthe fuel tank. Filltank untilfuel
reachesthe fuel levelindictor.SeeFigure10inset.Be carefulnot
to overfill.
Starting The Engine
Alwayskeephandsand feetclear of movingparts.Do notuse a
pressurizedstartingfluid.Vaporsare flammable.
NOTE: Forlocationof all the enginecontrolsreferredto in this section,
referto Figure9on page 12.
NOTE:Allowtheengineto warmup for a few minutesafterstarting.
Theenginewill not developfull poweruntil it reachesoperating
temperatures.
1. Makecertainboththe augercontrolanddrivecontrolare in the
disengaged(released)position.
2. Insertkey into slot.Makesureit snapsinto place.Do notattempt
to turnthe key.
NOTE:The enginecannotstart withoutthe keyfullyinsertedintothe
switch.
Electric Starter
Theoptionalelectricstarterisequippedwitha groundedthree-wire
powercord and plug,andisdesignedto operateon 120voltAC
householdcurrent.It mustbe usedwitha properlygroundedthree-
prongreceptacleat all timesto avoidthe possibilityof electricshock.
Followall instructionscarefullypriorto operatingthe electricstarter.
DO NOTuse electricstarterinthe rain.
Determinethat yourhome'swiringis a three-wiregroundedsystem.
Aska licensedelectricianif you are notcertain.
Ifyou havea groundedthree-prongreceptacle,proceedas follows.
Ifyou donot havethe properhousewiring,DONOT usethe electric
starterunder anyconditions.
1. Plugthe extensioncord intothe outletlocatedon the engine's
surface.Plugthe otherend of extensioncord intoa three-prong
120-volt,grounded,AC outletina well-ventilatedarea.
2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
3. Movechokecontrolto the CHOKEpositionI,,o'1(coldengine
start). Ifengineiswarm,placechokecontrol in RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree(3) times,makingsureto coverventholewhen
pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.Alwayscover
ventholewhenpushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto startengine.Oncetheengine starts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshutdownto
allow starterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontrolto RUN
position.Ifthe enginefalters,restartengineand runwith choke
controlat half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,andthen
slowlyrotatethe choke intoRUNposition.
7. Afterengineis running,disconnectpowercord fromelectric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe endat the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingthe oppositeend fromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
Donot pull the starterhandlewhiletheenginerunning.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_j_ position.
2. Movechokecontrolto the CHOKEpositionI,,_'l (coldengine
start). Ifengineiswarm,placechokecontrol in RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree(3) times,makingsureto coverventholewhen
pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.Alwayscover
ventholewhenpushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pullgentlyonthe starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,thenpull
quicklyand forcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engineshould
start. Donot releasethe handleandallowit to snapback.Return
ropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,repeatthis step.
5. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethechoke controlto RUNposi-
tion. Ifthe enginefalters,restartengineand run with chokecontrol
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiod of time,andthenslowly
rotatethe chokeintoRUNposition.
Toavoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff after useand
removeignitionkey.
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