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4. HOW TO MIX FUEL AND FILL TANK
a. Pour 1/2 gallon of. gasoline into an approved,
markedcontainer.Donottry tomix oilandgasoline
directlyin thefueltank.
b, Add entiremeasureof EngineOil.
c. CovercontainertightEyandshakefor one minute.
d. Add remainderofgasoline.
e. Covercontainer tightlyand shake again.
f. Removethefuelcap.Referto"Specifica_ons;'page
2, forfuelcap location.
g. Fillthe tankusing a spout or funnel
h. Reinstallthefuel cap securely.
5. IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
a. Useonly recommended fuel mixtures.
b. Eliminateaitsources of sparks orflame in the
areas where fuel is mixed, poured, or stored,
Thereshouldbenosmoking, open flamesorwork
.thatcou{dcausesparks.
c. Useanapproved, marked containerfor all fuel
purposes.
d. MiXandpourfuel in anoutdoor area. Storefuel
in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place. Gasoline
vaporsare harmful toyour healthand can cause
serioushazards,such asexplosion and fire. Usea
funnelor spoutwhenpouring fuel.
e. Wipeup all fuelspills beforestartingthe engine.
f. Moveat least 10feet (3 meters) awayfrom fuel
andfueling sitebefore starting the engine.
B. STARTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
a. Stand intheoperatingposition (Figure 12,page
9 )andtilt theunitto theleft, Whlfethe engineis
beingstartedtopreventtheblade fromcontacting
thegroundoranyobject.
b. Pullthestarterrope quickJyandsharptybut no
morethan 10timestoavoidfloodingtheengin_
ifengine floods,pushchokeknob in fully and pull
starterropesharplyuntilengineruns.Donotletthe
starterropesnapbackbetweenpulls.Holdtheham
die and lettherope rewindslowly. , r
if the blade does not turn when the engine is
accelerated, makesurethedriveshafthousingis
propedyseatedintheengineshroud.Referto"Drive
Shaft& DdveShaftHousing",page6.
3. WARM ENGINE STARTING
a. Move the ignitionswitch to the "ON" position.
Figure9.
b. Pull choke knob until half choke position is felt.
Figure7.
c. Griprearhandleandsqueezetriggerwlthrighthand.
d, Pull starterropesharplywith lefthand unti!engine
rUnS. .'
e. Pushchokeknob in fully. Figure8.
_W_NWNG r"
Avoid any bodily contact with the muffler when the
engineis warm.The mufflerarea canbehotandcause
serious burns.
i_WARNING
The blade must not turn at idle speed. Refer to
"Carburetor Adjustments'; page 8 for correction.
2. COLD ENGINE STARTING
a. Move the ignitionswitch to the "ON" position.
Figure9.
b. Pullchokeknobto fullchokeposition.Figure6.
Gdprearhandleandsqueezetdggerwithdghttrend.
d. Pullstarterropesharply untilengineattemptstorun.
e. Pushchokeknob inuntilhalfchokepositionisfelt.
Figure7.
f. Pullstarterropesharply 2- 3 times.
NOTE:Ifenginedoesnotrunafter2to3putts,repeat
"Cold Engir)eStarting" fromstepb.
g. After 5 second warmup,pushchol_ knob infully.
4. WARM ENGINE STARTING--
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF GAS
a. Moveignitionswitchtothe "ON" position.Rgure9.
.. b. Pullchokeknob tofullchoke position. Figure6.
c. Gdp rearhandtewithrighthand andsqueezetrigger
fully.
d. Putlstarterropesharply untilthe engineattemptsto
run.
e. Pushchokeknobinfully. Figure8.
f. PullstarterropeuntJlengineruns,butnotmorethan
. 4 moretime_
NOTE:Ifenginedoesnotrunafter4pulls,itcoutdbe
flooded.Waita fewminutesendrepeatprocedure
usinghalfchoke.Figure7.
Figure 7
Figure 8
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Figure 10
C* PRE-OPERATIONCHECKS : 3. ,! CHECK THE UNIT FOR LOOSE BOLTS,
r" :'::" _ : ''" : NUTS, OR FITTINGS; '
• Beforeoperating yourunit, always: : Tighten,rep_r or replasepartsas necessary.Youwill
1. _--CHECK OVER SAFETY RULES AND PRE- " _ need a Phillipsscrewdriverin addition to the tools
CAUTIONS IN THIS Operator'sManual.Makecer- " shownonpageS,Useontygenuinereplacementparts
• lain youcompletelyunderstand andfollow eachone. • _- asrecommendedbySears.
2. _,, CHECK THE AIR RLTER. : 4_ ,I CHECK THE FUEL TANK.
. Cleanthefilterifdirtybeforeoperaf]ngtheunit.Forloca- " ' , .._lfvi=thaciean, freshfuelmixture accordingtoinstruc-
' • tion, see Rgure17,page 12..... :. " .. tionsin fuel mixture section, page 6. 7.
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