Starting And Stopping - Briggs & Stratton 290000 Operating & Maintenance Instructions

WARNING
• Do not use pressurized starting fluids.
• Vapors are flammable.
BEFORE STARTING – LPG / NG ENGINES
FUEL
LOCK-OFF
FUEL INLET
VALVE
REWIND (MANUAL) STARTING – ALL ENGINES
[1] Check oil level (see p. 7).
FULL
Ï Ï
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STOP
RUN
[5] Push rocker switch
(if equipped) to ON or
RUN.
STOPPING
CAUTION: Do not stop
engine by moving choke
control to CHOKE.
Backfire, fire or engine
damage could occur.
12 VOLT CONNECTOR
SOLENOID
Note:
NG / LPG
ENGINES
– skip steps
[2] and [3].
WARNING
[6] Grasp rope handle. Pull slowly until
resistance is felt, then pull rapidly to
start engine and avoid kickback.
[1] Move
throttle (if
equipped)
to SLOW,
then to
STOP.

STARTING AND STOPPING

OIL PRESSURE SWITCH
If engine is equipped with an oil pressure switch, the switch
will either activate a warning device or stop the engine
when the engine runs low on oil. (Read the operating
instructions supplied by the equipment manufacturer to
determine how your engine is equipped.)
The LPG / NG mixer is equipped with solenoid,
fuel inlet, 12 volt connector, and equipped for a fuel
lock-off valve.
CAUTION:
When operating on LPG fuel, 12 volts
MUST be supplied to the connector.
When operating on NG fuel, 12 volts
MUST NOT be supplied to connector.
Failure to do so, may cause engine
damage.
Choke
[2] Open fuel shut-off valve
(if equipped).
[3] Move choke control to
CHOKE or START.
[7] Allow engine to warm up.
[2] Push rocker switch
(if equipped)
OFF or STOP.
[3] Close fuel shut-off
valve (if equipped).
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[4] Move throttle (if equipped)
to FAST. Operate engine
with throttle in FAST.
Choke Equipped Engines: In warm
weather temperatures, move choke
control lever toward RUN slowly over
several seconds, in cold weather allow
engine to run smoothly before each
change. Operate with choke in RUN.
to
STOP RUN