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STARTUP
NOTE: Refer to Fig 13-1 as you start the sprayer. 13.
Open the choke. In cold weather you may have to
Use this procedure each time you start the sprayer to
leave the choke closed for 10 to 30 seconds before
help ensure the sprayer is ready to operate and that you
opening it to keep the engine running. Othelwise,
start it safely.
open the choke as soon as
the engine starts.
NOTE: When starting a sprayer that
IS NOTprimed, re-
1. Check the gas tank. Open the fuel shutoff valve.
2. Check the engine
oil
level.
NOTE: The engine stops automatically
if it is low on oil. If
you try to start it again without adding more oil, a
red light on the rear of the engine lights as you
pull the starter rope.
3. If a secondary hose and gun is not installed, be
4. Place the suction tube into the paint container.
5. Flip the pressure control switch.to OFF.
6. Open the fuel shutoff lever by pushing it in the di-
7. Be sure the spark plug cable is firmly pushed
move the spray tip.
sure the cap is securely plugging the nipple.
rection of the arrow.
onto the plug.
CAUTION
sure is relieved and the pressure control ON/OFF
Never attempt to start the engine unless
fluid pres-
will damage the recoil system.
switch is OFF. Trying to start the engine under load
8. Set the pressure adjusting knob
all the way coun-
terclockwise to the lowest pressure setting.
9.
Pull the throttle lever away from the fuel tank
to
maximum position (fully left).
10. If
the engine is cold, completely close the gray en-
gine choke lever, located beneath the air cleaner.
If the engine Is warm, you may need to close the
choke only half way or not at all.
11. Turn the engine switch to ON.
12. Grasp the starter rope. Holding the frame with one
hand, pull the rope rapidly and firmly. Continue hold-
rope until the engine starts.
ing the rope as you let
it
return. Pull and return the
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Letting the rope return too fast may cause serious
bodily injury if the rope hits someone.
It
could also
iam the rope in the recoil assemblv.
14. Disengage the gun safety latch.
15. To start the pump, open the filter's pressure drain
valve. Turn the pressure control switch to ON
and
slowly increase the pressure setting until the pump
starts to cycle slowly. Cycle the pump slowly until
fluid is flowing smoothly from the pressure drain
the pressure drain valve. Holding a metal
part of the
valve, indicating that the pump
is fully primed. Close
gun firmly against and aimed into a grounded metal
container, squeeze the trigger until fluid is flowing
gage the gun safety latch.
smoothly from the gun. Release the trigger and en-
16. 1nstallthespraytipinthegun.Seetheseparatetip
manual, 307-848.
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fluid injection,
NEVER
operate the spray gun with
To reduce the risk of serious bodily injury from from
the tip guard removed.
17. Adjust the engine speed and pump pressure.
ting (fully left). Trigger the gun onto a test paper to
First set the throttle lever to the maximum
RPM set-
check the spray pattern and atomization. Adjust the
pressure adjusting knob until you get a good pattern.
Then slowly lower the throttle setting as far as you
can without changing the spray pattern.
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Always use the lowest possible pressure
and throttle
tings cause excessive clutch cycling as well as tip
setting to increase the life of the sprayer. Higher set-
and pump wear.
the sprayer to prevent fuel from flooding the
Close the fuel valve whenever you are transporting
it and when transporting it.. This prevents crank-
Keep the sprayer upright and level when operating
which makes startup verv difficult.
case oil from leaking into the combustion chamber
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