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TO STOP ENGINE
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PRIMER BUTTON
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To stop engine, move the throttle control lever to
STOP position and remove key, Keep the key in a
safe place. The enginewill not startwithoutthe key."
TO START ENGINE (Electric Starter)
Be sure that the engine has sufficient oil. The snow,
thrower engine is equippedwith a 120 voltA.C. electdc =
starter and recoil starter. Before starting the engine, be
certain that you have read the following information:
COLD START (See Fig. 14)
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Be sure the auger drive and traction drive levers
are in the disengaged RELEASED position.
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Move the throttle control up to RUN position.
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Remove the keys from the plastic bag. Insert one
key into the ignitionslot=Be sure it Snaps into
place. DO NOT TURN KEY.='Keep the second key
in a safe place.
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Rotate the choke knobtO FULL choke position.
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Connect the power cord to the switch box on the
engine.
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Plug the other end of the power cord into a
three.h01e, grounded 120 volt A.C. receptacle.
• ._ .P_ress the primer button in cold weather. Press
two or three times while keeping your finger over
the vent hole on the primer button. Additional
priming may be necessary for the first start if the
temperature is below 15 ° F.
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Push down on the starter button until the engine
starts. Do not crank for more than 10 seconds at
atime. This electricstarter is thermally protected.
If overheated it will stop automatically and can
be restarted only when it has cooled to a safe
temperature (a wait of about 5 to 10 minutes=is
required).
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When the engine starts, release the starter button
and slowlyrotatethe choke to OFFpositlon. if the
engine falters, rotatethe choke to FULL and then
gradually to OFF.
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Disconnectthe powercordfrom the receptaclefirst
and then from switch box on engine:
IGNITION
KEY
CHOKE
CONTROL
THROTTLE CONTROL
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STARTER
BUTTON
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CAUTION: THIS STARTER IS EQUIPPED
WITH ATHREE-WIRE POWER CORD AND
PLUG AND IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE
ON 120 VOLT AC HOUSEHOLD CUR-
RENT. IT MUST BEPROPERLY
GROUNDED AT
ALL TIMES TO AVOID TH E POSSIBILITY OF ELEC=
TRICALSHOCK,
WHICH MAY BE INJURIOUS TO
OPERATOR.
FOLLOW
ALL INST.RUCTIONS
CAREFULLY AS SET FORTH IN THE "TO START
ENGINE" SECTION.
DETERMINE THAT YOUR
HOUSE WIRING IS A THREE-WIRE GROUNDED _
SYSTEM. ASK A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN IF YOU
ARE NOT SURE. IF YOUR HOUSE WIRE SYSTEM
IS NOTA
THREE-WIRE SYSTEM, DO NOT USE
THIS ELECTRIC STARTER UNDER ANY CONDI-
TIQNS. IF YOUR SYSTEM IS GROUNDED AND A
THREE-HOLE RECEPTACLE IS NOT AVAILABLE
AT THE POIN YOUR STARTER WILL NORMALLY
BE USED, ONE SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY A
LICENSED ELECTRICIAN,
WHEN CONNECTING 120VOLTAC POWER CORD,
ALWAYS CONNECT THE CORD TO THE SWITCH
BOX ON THE ENGINE FIRST, THEN PLUG THE
OTHEREND INTO THE THREE-HOLE GROUNDED
RECEPTACLF--
WHEN DISCONNECTING POWER CORD, ALWAYS
UNPLUG
THE
END
IN THE
THREE-HOLE
GROUNDED RECEPTACLE FIRST.
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NOTE: Allow the engine to warm up for a few minutes
because the engine will not develop full power until it
reaches operating temperature.
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Runthe engine at full throttle RUN when throwing
snow.
WARM START
If restartingawarm engineaftera shortshutdown,leave
choke at OFF and do not push the primer button.
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