Starting The Engine; Stopping The Engine - Murray 866015 Operator's Manual

Starting the engine

WaRNING Gasoline and its vapors are extremely
flammable and explosive.
Fire or explosion can cause severe burns or death.
When Starting engine
• Ensure that spark plug, muffler, fuel cap and air cleaner
(if equipped) are in place and secured.
• Do not crank the engine with the spark plug removed.
WaRNING Running engine gives off carbon
monoxide, an odorless, colorless, poison gas.
Breathing carbon monoxide can cause headache,
fatigue, dizziness, vomiting, confusion, seizures,
nausea, fainting or death.
• Operate equipment ONLY outdoors.
• Keep exhaust gas from entering a confined area through
windows, doors, ventilation intakes, or other openings.
WaRNING Exhaust heat/gases could ignite
combustibles or structures resulting in death, serious
injury or property damage. Contact with the muffler
area could cause burns resulting in serious injury.
• DO NOT touch hot parts.
• Allow equipment to cool before touching.
• Keep exhaust gas from entering a confined area through
windows, doors, ventilation intakes, or other openings.
• Replacement parts must be the same and installed in the
same position as the original parts.
WaRNING Rapid retraction of starter cord (kickback)
will pull hand and arm toward engine faster than
you can let go. Broken bones, fractures, bruises, or
sprains could result.
• When starting engine, pull the starter cord slowly until
resistance is felt and then pull rapidly to avoid kickback.
• Direct-coupled equipment components, such as but not
limited to blades, impellers, pulleys, and sprockets, must
be securely attached.
OPeRaTION
1. Place the machine on a hard, level surface.
2. Slide the stop/start switch (located on the hand grip)
to the Start position.
3. Prime the clear fuel bulb at the bottom of the
carburetor until it becomes hard and full of fuel (a,
Figure 19).
a
Figure 19
4. Place the choke lever in the closed (Up) position (B,
Figure 20).
NOTe: Do Not close the choke when starting a warm
engine.
B
Figure 20
5. Hold the machine firmly and pull the starter cord
slowly until resistance is felt. Then pull rapidly until the
engine starts.
6. After the engine has warmed up, move the choke lever
to the open (Down) position.

Stopping the engine

1. Release throttle lever.
2. Set Stop Switch to the OFF position.
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