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BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
WARNING: Be sureto readthefuel
handlinginformationinthe safetyrules
sectionof thismanualbeforeyoubegin.
Ifyoudo notunderstandthe fuelhan-
dling information do notattemptto fuel
yourunit.Seek helpfromsomeonethat
does understandtheinformationor call
the customerassistance hemplineat
1-800-235-5878.
GUIDE BARAND CHAINOIL
The chainoilerprovidescontinuouslu-
bricationtothe chainandguidebar.Be
sure to fill the baroiltankwhenyoufill
thefuel tank(Capacity= 6.8 fL oz.)
Formaximum guidebarandchainlife,
we recommendyou useCraftsman
chainsaw bar oiJ.tfCraftsmanbar oil is
notavailable,youmayusea good
gradeSAE 30 oiluntilyouare ableto
obtainCraftsmanbrand.The oiloutput
isautomaticallymetered duringopera,
tion.Yoursawwilluse approximately
one tankof baroilfor everytank of fuel
mix. Alwaysfillthebaroiltankwhen
youfill the fuel tank.
FUELING ENGINE •
Thisengineis certifiedto operateon
unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation,
gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good
quality2-cycleair*cooledengineoil.We
recommendCraftsmanbrandoil.Mix
gasolineandoilat a ratibof40:1 (A
40:1 ratioisobtainedby mixing3.2
ouncesof oilwith1 gallonof unleaded
gasoline).DONOTUSEautomotiveoil
or boatoil.Theseoilswillcauseengine
damage.When mixingfuel followthe
instructionsprintedonthecontainer.
Onceoilisaddedto the gasoline,
shakecontainermomentarilyto assure
thatthefuel isthoroughlymixed.
Alwaysreadandfollow thesafetyrules
relatingto fuel beforefueling yourunit.
IMPORTANT
Experienceindicatesthatalcohol
blendedfuels(calledgasoholor using
ethanolor methanol)canattractmois-
turewhichleadstoseparationand
formation ofacidsduringstorage.Acid-
icgas can damagethefuel systemof
an enginewhileinstorage.
Toavoid engineproblems,the fuel sys-
temshouldbe emptiedbeforestorage
for30 daysorlonger.Drainthe gas
tank,startthe engineandletit rununtil
thefuel linesand carburetorare empty.
Usefreshfuel nextseason.See STOR-
AGEinstructionsforadditionalinforma-
tion.
Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner
productsinthefueltankorpermanent
damagemayoccur.
See theSTORAGEsectionforadditional
information.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
, MoveOn/Stopswitchto the STOP
position.
• Ifenginedoesnotstop,pullchoke
knoboutfully.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
COLD ENGINEOR WARMENGINE
AFTER RUNNINGOUTOF FUEL
• Fuelenginefollowinginstructionsun-
der FUELINGENGINE.
• Fillbaroiltankwithbaroil.Yoursaw
willuseapproximatelyonetankofbar
oilfor eachtankof fuel mix.
• MoveOn/Stopswitchto ONposition.
• Pullchokeknoboutfully.
° Primeengineby slowlypressingprim-
er bulbsixtimes.
ON/STOP
Switch
PrimerBulb
• Set sawontheground.Gripfront
handlewithyourlefthandandplace
rightfoot throughrearhandle.
Chokeknob
NOTE: Whenpullingthestarterrope,
donotusethe fullextentofthe rope.
Do notletstarterropesnapback.
Holdhandle.Let roperewindslowly.
. Sharplypullstarterropehandle5
timeswithyourrighthand.The en-
ginemaysoundas ifit ist_ng to
startbeforethe 5th pull;ifso, proceed
to the nextstep.
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