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BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
WARNING: Besuretoreadthefuel
handlinginformationinthesafetyrules
sectionofthismanual beforeyoubegin.
Ifyoudonotunderstandthefuelhan-
dlinginformationdonotattempt tofuel
yourunit.Seek helpfromsomeonethat
doesunderstand theinformationorcall
thecustomerassistancehelplineat
1-800-235-5878.
GUIDEBARAND CHAIN OIL
Thechainoilerprovidescontinuouslu-
bricationto thechainand guidebar.Be
suretotillthebar oiltankwhenyoufill
thefueltank(Capaoity= 6.8 ft.oz.)
Formaximum guidebarandchainlife,
we recommendyou useCraftsman
chainsaw ba.roil.If Cr"_tsma.nbaroilis
notavailable,you mayu.sea good
gradeSAE30 oiluntilybuareableto
obtainCraftsmanbrand,The oiloutput
isautomaticallymetereddudngopera-
lion.Yoursaw wiltuseapproximately
onetankofbaroilfor everytankoffuel
mix.Alwaysfillthe baroiltank when
youfillthefueltank.
FUELINGENGINE
Thisengineisoertified tooperateOn
unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation,
gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good
quality2-cycle=dr-cooledengineoil We
recommendCraftsmanbrandoil.Mix
gasoUneandoilat a ratioof40:1 (A
40:1 ratioIsobtainedbymixing3,2
ouncesofo_withI gallonofunleaded
gasoline).DONOTUSEautomotive oil
orboatoil.These oilswillcause engine
damage.When mixingfuelfollowthe
instruotoneprintedon the container.
Onceoilis addedtothegasoline,
shakecontainer momentarilytoassure
thatthefuelisthoroughlymixed.
Alwaysreadand followthesafetyrules
relatingtofuel beforefuelingyourunit.
IMPORTANT
Experienceindicatesthat alcoho_
blendedfuels(calledgaseholorusing
ethanolormethanol)canattractrnols-
turswhichleadstoseparationand
formationofa_ds duringstorage.Acid-
ic gascan damagethefuel systemof
an enginewhilein storage.
Toavoidengineproblems,thefuelsys-
ternshouldbeemptiedbeforestorage
for30 daysor longer.Drainthegas
tank, starttheengine andletitrununtil
the fuellinesandcarburetorare empty.
Usefreshfuelnext season.SeeSTOR-
AGEinstructionsforadditional informa-
tion.
Neveruseengineorcarburetor cleaner
productsinthefueltankorpermanent
damagemayoccur.
SeetheSTORAGEsectionfor additional
information.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
• MoveOn/Stopswitchtothe STOP
position.
• If enginedoesnotstop,pullchoke
knoboutfully.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
COLD ENGINEORWARM ENGINE
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
• Fuelenginefollowinginstructionsun-
• derFUELINGENGINE.
• Fillbar oilt_nkwithbaroiLYoursaw
willuseapproximatelyonetankofbar
oilfor eachtankoffuelmix.
I
• MoveOn/Stopswitch toONposition.
• Pullohokeknoboutfully.
° Primeenginebyslowlypressingprim-
erbulb sixtimes.
ON/STOP
Switch
PdmerBulb
• Set sawon the ground.Gripfront
handlewithyourlefthandandplaoe
rightfoot through rearhandle.
Chokeknob
NOTE."When pullingthestarterrope,
donotusethefullextentoftherope,
Do notletstarterropesnapback.
Holdhandle.Letroperewindslowly.
• Sharplypullstarterropehandle5
timeswithyourdghthand.The en-
ginemaysoundas Ifitistryingto
stad beforethe5thpull;ifso,proceed
•tothe nextstep.
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