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2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_T position.
3. Movechoketo the CHOKE IJl position(coldenginestart).If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
4. Pushprimerthree (3)times,makingsureto coverventholein
primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscover venthole whenpushing.Coolweathermay
requireprimingto be repeated.
5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
7. After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfromelectric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe endat the wall
outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeendfromthe engine.
Recoil Starter
Do notpullthe starterhandlewhilethe enginerunning.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_J_ position.
2. Movechoketo the CHOKE I,'_¢1position(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition.
3. Pushprimerthree (3)times,makingsureto coverventholewhen
pushing.Ifengineiswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover
ventholewhen pushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
4. Pull gentlyon the starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pullquicklyandforcefullyto overcomethe compression.Do
not releasethe handleand allowit to snapback.Returnrope
SLOWLYto original position.If required,repeatthisstep.
5. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineandrunwithchoke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition.
Toavoid unsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethemachine
unattendedwith the enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff after use and
removekey.
STOPPING THE ENGINE
Afteryouhavefinishedsnow-throwing,runenginefora few minutes
beforestoppingto helpdry offany moistureon the engine.
1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFFposition.
2. Removethekey.Removingthe key will reducethe possibilityof
unauthorizedstartingof the enginewhileequipmentis notin use.
Keepthe keyina safeplace.The enginecannotstart withoutthe
key.
3. Wipeany moistureawayfromthe controlson theengine.
TO ENGAGE DRIVE
1. Withthe throttlecontrolinthe Fast(rabbit) '_ position,move
shiftleverintooneof thesix forward(F) positionsortwo reverse
(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snowconditions
anda paceyou'recomfortablewith.
NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil
you arecomfortableandfamiliarwiththe operationof the snow
thrower.
2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleandthe snow
throwerwill move.Releaseit anddrive motionwill stop.
NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsordirection
of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrol and bringingthe snow
throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto
the snowthrower'sdrivesystem.
TO ENGAGE AUGER
1. Toengagethe augerand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe auger
controlagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stopthe auger.
REPLACING SHEAR PINS
Eachauger blade is securedto the spiralshaftwith a shearpin and
bow-tieclip. Ifanaugerbladestrikesa foreignobjector icejam,the
pinwillshearoff to preventdamageto the blade.Ifanaugerblade
does notturn,checkto see if its pinhas shearedoff. SeeFigure11.
NEVERreplacethe auger shearpinswith anythingotherthanSears
SKU#88389/0EMPart No.738-04124Areplacementshearpins.
Anydamageto the augergearboxor othercomponentsas a resultof
[fa ngto doso w NOTbe coveredby yoursnow throwers warranty.
Alwaysturnoff the snowthrower'sengineandremovethe keypriorto
replacingshearpins.
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