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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 waterin thefuel tank. DO NOTuse E85gasoline.
• Refuelin awell-ventilatedareawiththe engine stopped.Donot
smokeor allowflamesorsparksin the area wheretheengine is
refueledor wheregasolineisstored.
• Do notoverfillthe fuel tank.Afterrefueling,makesurethe tank
cap is closedproperlyandsecurely.
• Becarefulnot to spillfuel when refueling.Spilledfuelor fuelvapor
mayignite.Ifany fuel isspilled,makesurethe areaisdry before
startingtheengine.
• Avoidrepeatedor prolongedcontactwithskinor breathingof
vapor.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableand the vaporsareexplosive.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. Filltankuntilfuel
reachesthe fuel levelindictor.SeeFigure10 inset.Becarefulnot
to overfill.
Starting The Engine
Alwayskeephandsand feetclear of movingparts.Do notuse a
pressurizedstartingfluid.Vaporsare flammable.
NOTE: Forlocationof allthe enginecontrolsreferredto inthis section,
referto Figure9on page12.
NOTE:Allowtheengineto warmup for a few minutesafterstarting.
Theenginewill not developfull poweruntil it reachesoperating
temperatures.
1. Makecertainboththe augercontrolanddrivecontrolare inthe
disengaged(released)position.
2. Insertkey into slot.Makesureit snapsinto place.Do notattempt
to turnthe key.
NOTE:The enginecannotstart withoutthe key fully insertedintothe
switch.
Electric Starter
Theoptionalelectricstarterisequippedwitha groundedthree-wire
powercord and plug,andisdesignedto operateon 120volt AC
householdcurrent.It mustbe usedwitha properlygroundedthree-
prongreceptacleat all timesto avoidthe possibilityof electricshock.
Followall instructionscarefullypriorto operatingthe electricstarter.
DO NOTuse electricstarterin the rain.
Determinethat yourhome'swiringis a three-wiregroundedsystem.
Aska licensedelectricianif you arenotcertain.
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 outletina well-ventilatedarea.
2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
3. Movechokecontrolto the CHOKEposition I,,o'1(coldengine
start). Ifengineiswarm,placechokecontrolinRUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree(3) times,makingsureto coverventholewhen
pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.Alwayscover
ventholewhenpushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto startengine.Oncetheenginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshutdownto
allow starterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethechoke controlto RUN
position.Ifthe enginefalters, restartengineand runwith choke
controlat half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,andthen
slowlyrotatethe chokeintoRUNposition.
7. Afterengineis running,disconnectpowercord fromelectric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingthe oppositeend fromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
Donot pullthe starterhandlewhiletheengine running.
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. Pullgently on the 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,slowlyrotatethechokecontrolto RUNposi-
tion. Ifthe enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchokecontrol
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiod of time,andthenslowly
rotatethe chokeintoRUNposition.
Toavoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwiththe enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff afteruseand
removeignitionkey.
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