Starting A Warm Engine - Craftsman Weedwacker 358.796050 Operator's Manual

engineand let itrununtilthe fuel lines
and carburetor are empty. Use fresh
fuel next season.
Never use engine or carburetor clean-
er products in the fuel tank or perma-
nent damagemay occur.
See the STORAGEsectionfor addi-
tional information.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
* Press and hold the ON/STOP switch
in the STOP position.
* If engine does not stop, move choke
lever to full position.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
COLD ENGINE OR WARM ENGINE
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
WARNING: The tdmmerhead will
turnwhilestarting the engine.
Avoidany contact with the muffler. A
hot muffler can causeseriousbums.
• Restengineand shieldon ground,
supportingtrimmerhead offground.
• Slowly pressthe primerbulb6 times.
• Move the chokeleverto the Full
Choke position.
• Squeezeand hoist t he throttle trigger.
Keep throttle triggerfully squeezed
untilthe enginerunssmoothly.
Choke
Lever
• Pull starter rope sharply 5 times.
NOTE: Ifthe enginesoundsas if it is
tryingto start beforethe 5thpull,go to
the nextstep.
• Move thechokelever to the Half
Chokeposition.
, Pul_ starter rope sharply untilengine
runs,but no morethan6 pulls.
NOTE: If theengine has notstarted
after6 pulis(at halfchoke),checkto
make surethe choke leveris in the
properposition. T hen, move thechoke
lever to the FullChokeposition and
presstheprimerbulb6 times;squeeze
and holdthethrottle t_ggerand puJt
the starterrope2 moretimes. Move
the chokeleverto Half Chokeand pull
thestarterrope untilthe engineruns,
butno more than6 more pulls.If the
enginestillhasnot started,it is prob-
ably flooded. Proceedto "Starting a
Flooded Engine."
* Allow the engine to run 10 seconds,
then movethe choke lever to Off
Choke.Allow the unit to run for 30
more seconds at Off Choke before
releasing the throttle trigger.
NOTE: If enginedies withthe choke
leverat theOff Chokeposition,move
the choke_everto Half Chokeand pull
the ropeunt_engineruns.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
. Move thechokelever tothe Half
Chokeposition.
. Squeezeand holdthe throttletrigger.
Keep throttle trigger fully squeezed
until the enginerunssmoothly.
• Pullstarterropesharply untilengine
runs,but no morethan 5 pu(Is.
• Allow engineto run 15 seconds,then
movethechokelever to Off Choke.
NOTE"if engine hasnot started,pull
starter rope5 morepulis.If enginestill
does not run,it isprobably flooded.
DIFFICULT STARTING OR
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
Flooded engines can be started by
placing the chokeleverin the Off
Choke position; then, pull the rope to
clear the engine of excess fuel. This
could require pulling the starter handle
many t_mesdepending on how badly
the unit is flooded.
)f the unit stilt doesn't start, refer to
TROUBLESHOOTINGchartor call
1-_S00-235-5878.
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