Fuel Requirements - Craftsman 358.350990 Operator's Manual

FUEL R EQUIREMENTS
This engine requires the use of
minimum 87octane [R+M]/2 clean
gasoline.
IMPORTANT
Use ofalcohol blended fuels ( called
gasohol orusing e thanol ormethanol)
can cause major engine performance
and durability problems.
_/L WARNING: Alternative fuels (not
gasoline) such as E-15 (15% alcohol),
E-20 (20% alcohol), E-85 (85% alcohol)
are NOT classified as gasoline and are
NOT approved for use in 2-stroke gaso-
line engines. Use of alternative fuels will
cause problems such as: improper
clutch engagements, overheating, vapor
lock, power loss, lubrication deficiency,
deterioration of fuel lines, gaskets and
internal carburetor components, etc. Al-
ternative fuels cause high moisture ab-
sorption into the fuel/oil mixture leading
to oil and fuel separation.
CHAIN BRAKE
Ensure chain brake is disengaged by
pulling the front hand guard back toward
the front handle as far as possible. The
chain brake must be disengaged before
cutting with the saw.
_ILWARNING: The chain must not
move when the engine runs at idle
speed. If the chain moves at idle
speed refer to CARBURETOR ADJUST-
MENT within this manual. Avoid contact
with the muffler. A hot muffler can
cause serious burns.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
• Release the throttle trigger.
• Move ON/STOP switch to the STOP
position.
STARTING POSITION
• To start the engine, hold the saw
firmly on the ground as illustrated.
Make sure the chain is free to turn
without contacting any object.
Starter Rope Handle
Left Hand
on Front
Handle
Right Foot Through Rear Handle
_WARNING: Do not attemptto
throw or drop-start the chain saw.
Doing so will put the operator at risk of
serious injury due to loss of control of
the chain saw.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
When pulling the starter rope, do not
use the full extent of the rope as this can
cause the rope to break. Do not let start-
er rope snap back. Hold the handle and
let the rope rewind slowly. For cold
weather starting, start the unit at FULL
CHOKE; allow the engine to warm up
before squeezing the throttle trigger.
NOTE: Do not attempt to cut material
with the choke/fast idle lever in the FULL
CHOKE position.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or warm
engine after running out of fuel)
NOTE: In the following steps, when the
choke/fast idle lever is pulled out to the
full extent, the correct throttle setting for
starting is set automatically.
IGNITION
SWITCH
ON
STOP
Lever
1. Move ON/STOP switch to the ON
position.
2. Pull choke/fast idle lever out to the
full extent (to the FULL CHOKE posi-
tion).
3. Slowly press primer bulb 6 times.
4. This unit has the Sim-pulTM starting
system. You do not have to pull the
starter rope handle sharply or briskly.
Using your right hand, pull starter
rope handle 5 times with a controlled
and steady motion. Then, proceed
to the next step.
NOTE: Ifthe engine sounds as if it is try-
ing to start before the 5th pull, stop pull-
ing and immediately proceed to the next
step.
5. Push the choke/fast idle lever in to
the HALF CHOKE position.
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