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Starting The Engine
Alwayskeephandsandfeet dear of moving parts. Donot usea pressurized
starting fluid. Vaporsareflammable.
NOTE:Allowtheengineto warmup forafew minutesafterstarting.The
enginewill notdevelopfull poweruntil it reachesoperatingtemperatures.
Makecertainboththeaugercontrolandwheeldrivecontrolarein the
disengaged(released)position.
Insertkeyintoslot.Makesureit snapsinto place.Donotattemptto turn the
key.
NOTE:Theenginecannotstartwithout thekeyfullyinsertedinto the
ignitionswitch.
Eiectrk Starter
Theoptional e[ectrk starter isequipped with agrounded powerplug, and
isdesignedto operateonan extensioncord ratedfor 15ampsat 125volts,
groundedandratedfor outdooruseusing120volt AChouseholdcurrent,it
mustbe usedwith a properly groundedthree-prong receptacleat ai[ times
to avoidthe possibility of eiectrk shock.Followall instructionscarefully
prior to operating theelectricstarter.
Determinethatyourhome'swiring isathree-wiregroundedsystem.Askalicensed
electricianif youarenot certain.
If youhaveagroundedthree-prongreceptacle,proceedasfollows:
1. Plugan extensioncordintotheoutlet locatedontheengine'ssurface.Plug
theotherendof extensioncordinto athree-prong120-volt,grounded,AC
outletina well-ventilatedarea.
6. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto the RUNposition.If
theenginefalters,restartengineandrunwith chokeat half-chokeposition
for ashortperiodof time,andthenslowlyrotatethechokeinto the RUN
position.
7. Afterengineisrunning,disconnectpowercordfrom electricstarter.When
disconnecting,alwaysunplugthe endat thewalloutlet beforeunplugging
theoppositeendfromtheengine.
RecoilStarter
Donot pull the starter handlewhilethe engine running.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_1 position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKEI,,1¢1position(coldenginestart).Ifengineis
warm,placechokeintheRUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthreetimes,makingsureto coverventholewhenpushing.
Ifengineiswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.Alwayscoverventholewhen
pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto berepeated.
4. Pullgentlyonthestarterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,thenpullquicklyand
forcefullyto overcomethecompression.Engineshouldstart.Donot releasethe
handleandallowitto snapback.ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If
required,repeatthisstep.
5. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto the RUNposition.If
theenginefalters,restartengineandrunwith chokeat half-chokeposition
for ashortperiodof time,andthenslowlyrotatethechokeinto the RUN
position.
Toavoid unsupervisedengine operation, neverleavethe machine
unattendedwith the engine running.Turnthe engineoff after useand
removekey.
Theextensioncordcanbe any length, but must be ratedfor 15ampsat 125
volts, groundedand ratedfor outdoor use.
2. Movethrottle controlto FAST(rabbit)_ position.
3. Movechoketo theCHOKEposition [,jC[ (coldenginestart).
NOTE:Iftheengineisalreadywarm,placechokecontrolintheRUNposition
insteadof CHOKE12¢I
position.
4. Pushprimerthreetimes(3x),makingsureto coverventholein primerbulb
whenpushing.Ifengineiswarm,pushprimeronlyonce.Alwayscovervent
holewhenpushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto berepeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttontostart engine.Oncetheenginestarts,immediately
releasestarterbutton.Electricstarterisequippedwith thermaloverload
protection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downtoallow starterto coolif
electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
Stopping The Engine
Afteryouhavefinishedsnow-throwing,runengineforafew minutesbefore
stoppingto helpdryoff anymoistureontheengine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto STOP(_ position.
ine. Backfireor en occur.
2. Removethekey.Removingthekeywillreducethepossibilityof unauthorized
startingoftheenginewhileequipmentisnotinuse.Keepthekeyinasafeplace.
Theenginecannotstartwithoutthekey.
3. Wipeall snowandmoisturefromtheareaaroundtheengineaswellasthe
areainandaroundthe wheeldrivecontrolandaugercontrol.Also,engage
andreleasebothcontrolsseveraltimes.
Toprolong starter life, useshort starting cycles(5secondsmaximum,then
wait one minute).
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