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m_WARNING:Mufflerisveryhot
duringandafteruse.Donottouchthe
mufflerorallowcombustiblematerial
suchasdrygrassorfueltodoso.
BEFORESTARTINGENGINE
_WARNING:Besuretoreadthe
fuelhandlinginformationinthesafety
rulessectionofthismanualbeforeyou
begin.Ifyoudonotunderstandthe
fuelhandlinginformationdonotat-
tempttofuelyourunit.Seekhelpfrom
someonethatdoesunderstandthein-
formationorcallthecustomerassis-
tancehelplineat1-800-235-5878.
GUIDEBARANDCHAINOIL
Thebarandchainrequirelubrication.
Thechainoilerprovidescontinuous
lubricationtothechainandguidebar.
Besuretofillthebaroiltankwhenyou
fillthefueltank(Capacity=6.8fl.oz.).
Lackofoilwillquicklyruinthebarand
chain.Toolittleoilwillcauseoverheat-
ingshownbysmokecomingfromthe
chainand/ordiscolorationofthebar.
Formaximumguidebarandchainlife,
werecommendyouuseCraftsman
chainsawbaroil.IfCraftsmanbaroil
isnotavailable,youmayuseagood
gradeSAE30oiluntilyouareableto
obtainCraftsmanbrand.Theoiloutput
isautomaticallymeteredduringopera-
tion.Yoursawwilluseapproximately
onetankofbaroilforeverytankoffuel
mix.Alwaysfillthebaroiltankwhen
youfillthefueltank.
FUELINGENGINE
_WARNING:Removefuelcap
slowlywhenrefueling.
Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateonun-
leadedgasoline.Beforeoperation,gaso-
linemustbemixedwithagoodquality
synthetic2-cycleair-cooledengineoil.
WerecommendCraftsmanbrandsyn-
theticoil.Mixgasolineandoilataratio
of40:1.A40:1ratioisobtainedbymix-
ing3.2ouncesofoilwith1gallonof
unleadedgasoline.Includedwiththis
sawisa3.2ouncecontainerofoil.
Pourtheentirecontentsofthiscon-
tainerinto1gallonofgasolineto
achievetheproperfuelmixture.
DONOTUSEautomotiveoilorboatoil.
Theseoilswillcauseenginedamage.
Whenmixingfuelfollowtheinstruc-
tionsprintedontheoilcontainer.
Onceoilisaddedtothegasoline,
shakecontainermomentarilytoassure
thatthefuelisthoroughlymixed.Al-
waysreadandfollowthesafetyrules
relatingtofuelbeforefuelingyourunit.
IMPORTANT
Experienceindicatesthatalcohol
blendedfuels(calledgasoholorusing
ethanolormethanol)canattractmois-
turewhichleadstoseparationand
formationofacidsduringstorage.Acidic
gascandamagethefuelsystemofan
enginewhileinstorage.Toavoidengine
problems,thefuelsystemshouldbe
emptiedbeforestoragefor30daysor
longer.Drainthegastank,starttheen-
gineandletitrununtilthefuellinesand
carburetorareempty.Usefreshfuel
nextseason.SeeSTORAGEinstructions
foradditionalinformation.
Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleaner
productsinthefueltankorpermanent
damagemayoccur.
SeetheSTORAGEsectionforadditional
information.
CHAINBRAKE
Ensurechainbrakeisdisengagedby
pullingthefronthandguardbackto-
wardthefronthandleasfaraspos-
sible.Thechainbrakemustbedisen-
gagedbeforecuttingwiththesaw.
,e_ WARNING: The chain must not
move when the engine runs at idle
speed. If the chain moves at idle
speed, refer to CARBURETOR ADJUST-
MENT within this manual. Avoid con-
tact with the muffler. A hot muffler can
cause serious burns.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
• Move ON/STOP switch to the STOP
position.
STARTING POSITION
• To start the engine, hold the saw
firmly on the ground as illustrated.
Make sure the chain is free to turn
without contacting any object.
Starter Rope Handle
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