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OPERATION
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
• Move on/stopswitchto the "STOP"position.
• Ifengine does not stop,pull bluechokeknoboutfully.
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WARNING:
ALWAYSWEAR GLOVES;SAFETY FOOT-
WEAR, SNUG-FR'nNG CLOTHING; AND
EYE,HEARING, AND HEAD PROTECTION
DEVICES WHEN OPERATING A CHAIN
SAW.
THE CHAIN MUST NOT MOVEWHEN THE
ENGINE RUNS AT IDLE SPEED, REFER
TOTHE "CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS"
SECTION FOR CORRECTION.
NOTE: Check chain tension using
Service and AdjustmentSection:
• Beforefirstuse.
• After 1 minute of operation.
instructionsin the
BASIC STARTING PROCEDURE
(Fig. 10 & 11)
COLD ENGINE/WARM ENGINE AFTER
RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
• Fuelengine with 40:1 fuel mix.
• Pillbar oiltank with bar oil.Yoursawwill use approxi*
matelyone tank of bar oilforeach tank offuel mix.
• Prime engine by pressing primerbulbsixtimes.
• Turnon ignitionby movingon/stopswitch to the "ON"
position.
• Actuate choke by pulling blue choke knob fullyout.
Then set thesaw on the ground.Gripthe fronthandle
with your left hand and place yourrightfoot through
the openingin the rear handle.
• Set fast idleby depressing the throttle lock with your
right hand. Then squeeze throttle trigger and hold.
With your thumb, press the fast idle lock down and
hold.Next, release the throttletrigger.
• IFTHROTTLE TRIGGER IS SQUEEZED ACCIDEN-
TALLY DURING STARTING IT WILL BE NECES-
SARY TO RESETTHE FAST IDLE LOCK.
NOTE: When pullingthe starter rope,do not use thefull
extent of the rope as this can cause the rope to break.
Do not letthestarter snap back holdthe handle and let
the rope rewindslowly.
-= Pull starter rope handle with your right hand until the
engine attempts to start. Then push the blue choke
knob in to the partial position. Resume pulling handle
untilengine starts.
• Above 40 degrees, allow engine to run for approxi-
mately 5 seconds,push the chokeknobin tothe OFF
position,then squeeze and release throttletriggerto
allowengine to idle.
• Below 40 degrees, allow engine towarm up 30 sec-
onds - 1 minute with choke at partial position:Push
choke knobin to the OFF position,thensqueeze and
release thmtttetriggerto allow engineto idle.
• To stop engine, move on/stop switchto the "STOP"
position.
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Figure10
STARINGAWAR.ENGI"E
• Move on/stopswitch tothe "ON"position.
• Be surechoke is in the"OFF"position.
• Activatefast idle lock.
• With saw on ground, grip front handle with left hand
and place right foot throughopeningin rear handle.
• Pullstarter rope handleuntilengine starts.
• Squeeze and release throttletriggerto return engine
to idle speed.
RightHand [" STARTING POSITION ]
on
Starter Rope Handle /
_" ., LeftHand
Right Foot throughOpeningin Handle
Figure11
DIFFICULT STARTING/FLOODED ENGINE
The engine may be floodedwithtoo much fuel if it has
not started after 20 pulls.
Flooded engines can be clearedof excess fuel with the
followingprocedure:
• Activatethe fast idle lock.
• Push the choke knobto the"OFF" position
• Verifythat on/stop switchis inthe "ON" position.
• With saw on ground, grip front handle with left hand
and place rightfoot throughopening in rear handle.
• Pullstarter rope handle untilengine starts.
Starting could require pulling starter rope handle many
times depending on how badly unit is flooded.
If engine still fails to start, refer to "TROUBLE SHOOT-
ING" chart or call the 1-800 number listed on the front
page of this manual.
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