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4. HOW TO MIX FUEL AND FILL TANK
a. Pour 1/2 gallon of. gasoline into an approved,
marked container.Do not try to mix oil and gasoline
directly in the fuel tank.
b, Add entire measureof EngineOil.
c. Cover container tightEyand shake for one minute.
d. Add remainder of gasoline.
e. Cover container tightly and shake again.
f. Removethefuelcap.Referto"Specifica_ons;'page
2, for fuel cap location.
g. Fill the tank using a spout or funnel
h. Reinstallthe fuel cap securely.
5. IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
a. Use only recommended fuel mixtures.
b. Eliminate ait sources of sparks or flame in the
areas where fuel is mixed, poured, or stored,
Thereshould be no smoking, open flames or work
. thatcou{dcausesparks.
c. Usean approved, marked container for all fuel
purposes.
d. MiXand pour fuel in an outdoor area. Store fuel
in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place. Gasoline
vaporsare harmful to your healthand can cause
serious hazards,such as explosion and fire. Use a
funnel or spout when pouring fuel.
e. Wipeup all fuelspills before startingthe engine.
f. Move at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from fuel
and fueling site before starting the engine.
B. STARTING
INSTRUCTIONS
1. IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
a. Stand inthe operating position (Figure 12,page
9 ) andtilt the unitto theleft, Whlfethe engine is
being started toprevent t he blade fromcontacting
the ground or anyobject.
b. Pull the starter rope quickJyand sharptybut no
more than 10times to avoidflooding the engin_
if engine floods, push chokeknob in fully and pull
starterropesharplyuntil e ngine runs.Do notletthe
starterropesnapbackbetweenpulls.Holdtheham
die and lettherope rewindslowly.
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if the blade does not turn when the engine is
accelerated, make surethe driveshaft housing is
propedyseated in theengine shroud. Refer to"Drive
Shaft& DdveShaftHousing", p age 6.
3. WARM ENGINE STARTING
a. Move the ignitionswitch to the "ON" position.
Figure9.
b. Pull choke knob until half choke position is felt.
Figure 7.
c. Grip rearhandleandsqueeze triggerwlth righthand.
d, Pull starter rope sharplywith left hand unti! engine
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e. Push choke knob in fully. Figure 8.
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Avoid any bodily contact with the muffler when the
engineis warm. The mufflerarea can be hot and cause
serious burns.
i_WARNING
The blade must not turn at idle speed. Refer to
"Carburetor Adjustments'; page 8 for correction.
2. COLD ENGINE STARTING
a. Move the ignitionswitch to the "ON" position.
Figure9.
b. Pullchokeknobto fullchoke position.Figure6.
Gdprearhandleandsqueezetdggerwith dghttrend.
d. Pullstarterropesharply until e ngineattempts torun.
e. Pushchokeknob inuntilhalf chokeposition isfelt.
Figure7.
f. Pullstarterropesharply 2- 3 times.
NOTE: Ifengine doesnotrunafter2to 3putts, r epeat
"Cold Engir)eStarting" from stepb.
g. After 5 second warm up,pushchol_ knob in fully.
4. WARM ENGINE STARTING--
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF GAS
a. Moveignition switchtothe "ON" position. Rgure 9.
.. b. Pull chokeknob tofullchoke position. Figure 6.
c. Gdp rearhandtewith right hand and squeezetrigger
fully.
d. Putlstarter rope sharply untilthe engine attemptsto
run.
e. Pushchokeknobin fully. Figure8.
f. PullstarterropeuntJlengineruns, butnotmorethan
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4 moretime_
NOTE: Ifenginedoesnot runafter4pulls, i tcoutdbe
flooded.Wait a few minutesend repeat procedure
using halfchoke.Figure 7.
Figure 7
Figure 8
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Figure 10
C* PRE-OPERATIONCHECKS
: 3. ,! CHECK THE UNIT FOR LOOSE BOLTS,
NUTS, OR FITTINGS;
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Before operating your unit, always:
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Tighten,rep_r or replaseparts as necessary.Youwill
1. _-- CHECK OVER SAFETY RULES AND PRE-
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need a Phillipsscrewdriverin addition to the tools
CAUTIONS IN THIS Operator'sManual. Makecer-
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shownonpageS, U seontygenuinereplacementparts
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lain you completely understand and follow eachone.
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as recommendedby Sears.
2. _,, CHECK THE AIR RLTER.
: 4_ ,I CHECK THE FUEL TANK.
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Cleanthe filterifdirtybeforeoperaf]ng the unit.Forloca-
" ' , .._lfvi=th a ciean, fresh fuel mixture according to instruc-
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tion, see Rgure 17,page 12.....
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tionsin fuel mixture section, page 6.
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