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Gasoline
Useautomotivegasoline(unleadedor low leadedto minimizecombus-
tionchamberdeposits)witha minimumof 87octane.Gasolinewith
upto 10%ethanolor 15%MTBE(MethylTertiaryButyl Ether)canbe
used.Neverusean oil/gasolinemixtureor dirty gasoline.Avoidgetting
dirt,dust,or waterinthefuel tank. DO NOTuse E85gasoline.
• Refuelin a well-ventilatedareawiththe engine stopped.Donot
smokeor allowflamesorsparksinthe areawheretheengineis
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 area isdry before
startingtheengine.
• Avoidrepeatedor prolongedcontactwith skin or breathingof
vapor.
Useextremecare whenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsare explosive.Neverfuelthe machine
indoorsorwhile theengineishotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars,pipesandother sourcesof ignition.
1. Cleanaroundfuelfill beforeremovingcap to fuel.
2. Afuel levelindicatorislocatedinthe fuel tank.See Figure15
inset.Becarefulnot to overfill.Filltankuntilfuel reachesthe fuel
levelindicatorto allow spacefor fuelexpansion.
STARTING THE ENGINE
>ressurizedstartingfluid. Vaporsare flammable.
NOTE:Allowtheengineto warmupfor a few minutesafter starting.
Theenginewill not developfull poweruntil it reachesoperating
temperatures.
Electric Starter
The optionalelectricstarteris equippedwitha groundedthree-wire
powercordandplug,and is designedto operateon 120volt AC
householdcurrent.It mustbe usedwith a properlygroundedthree-
prongreceptacleat all timesto avoidthe possibilityof electricshock.
Followall instructionscarefullyprior to operatingtheelectricstarter.
DONOTuse electricstarterinthe rain.
Determinethat yourhome'swiringis a three-wiregroundedsystem.
Aska licensedelectricianif you arenotcertain.
Ifyou havea groundedthree-prongreceptacle,proceedas follows.
Ifyou donot havethe properhousewiring,DONOT usethe electric
starterunderanyconditions.
1. Plugthe extensioncord intothe outletlocatedon the engine's
surface.Plugthe otherend of extensioncord intoa three-prong
120-volt,grounded,AC outletin a well-ventilatedarea.
2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
3. Movechoketo the CHOKEI,'1¢1position(coldenginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree(3) times,makingsureto cover vent hole in
primerbulbwhenpushing.Ifengine is warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscovervent hole whenpushing.Cool weathermay
requireprimingto be repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto startengine.Oncetheenginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allow starterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethechokecontrolto RUN
position.Ifthe enginefalters, restartengineand runwith choke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiod of time,and thenslowly
rotatethe chokeintoRUNposition.
7. Afterengineis running,disconnectpowercord fromelectric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingthe oppositeend fromthe engine.
1. Makecertainboththe augercontrolanddrivecontrolare inthe
disengaged(released)position.
2. Insertkeyinto slot.Makesureit snapsinto place.Do notattempt
to turnthe key.
NOTE:The enginecannotstart withoutthe keyfully insertedintothe
ignitionswitch.
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