Fueling & Lubrication; Starting - Poulan Pro 530087764 Operator's Manual

FUELING & LUBRICATION
FUELING ENGINE
This engine is certified to operate on
unleaded gasoline. Before
gasoline must be mixed with a good quality
2-cycle air-cooled engine
recommend FRIGIDAIRE
PRODUCTS brand oil. If you do not use this
oil, use a good quality 2-cycle air-cooled oil
designed to be mixed at a ratio of 40:1 (A
40:1 ratio is obtained by mixing 3.2 onces of
oil with 1 gallon of unleaded gasoline). When
mixing fuel follow the instructions printed on
the container. Always read and follow the
safety rules relating to fuel before fueling
your unit.
BAR AND CHAIN LUBRICATION
The bar and chain require continuous lubri-
cation. Lubrication is provided by the auto-
matic oiler system when the oil tank is kept
filled. Lack of oil will quickly ruin the bar and
chain. Too little oil will cause overheating
shown by smoke coming from the chain and/
or discoloration of the bar.
In freezing weather oil will thicken, making it
necessary to thin bar and chain oil with a
small amount (5 to 10%) of #1 Diesel Fuel or
kerosene. Bar and chain oil must be free
flowing for the oil system to pump enough oil
for adequate lubrication.
Genuine or
POULAN POULAN PRO
chain oil is recommended to protect your unit
against excessive wear from heat and
friction. or
POULAN POULAN PRO
high temperature thinning. If
bar and chain oil is not
POULAN PRO
available, use a good grade SAE 30 oil.
Never use waste oil for bar and chain lu-
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brication.
Always stop the engine before removing
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the oil cap.
Fuel mix cap
Oil Cap

STARTING

WARNING:
operation, move when the engine runs at idle speed. If
the chain moves at idle speed refer to
oil. We
BURETOR ADJUSTMENT
HOME
Avoid contact with the muffler. A hot muffler
can cause serious burns.
To stop the engine move the switch to the
or position.
STOP OFF
To start the engine hold the saw firmly on
the ground as illustrated below. Make sure
the chain is free to turn without contacting
any object.
Move switch to the
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tion.
Use only 15"---18" of rope per pull.
Hold saw firmly while pulling starter rope
Important points to remember
bar and
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 starter rope
oil resists
snap back. Hold the handle and let the
or
POULAN rope rewind slowly.
For cold weather starting, start the unit at
full choke; allow the engine to warm up be-
fore squeezing the throttle trigger.
Do not cut material with the choke/fast idle
lever at the
FULL
For cold engine or warm engine after run-
ning out of fuel.
NOTE: In the following steps, when the cho-
ke/fast idle lever is pulled out to the full ex-
tent, the correct throttle setting for starting is
set automatically.
Pull the choke/fast idle lever out to the
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full extent.
Pull the starter rope quickly with your
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right hand until the engine attempts to
start, then push the choke/fast idle lever
to the
OFF
Pull the starter rope quickly with your
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right hand until the engine starts.
Allow the engine to run for approximate-
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ly five seconds. Then, squeeze and re-
lease the throttle trigger to release the
fast idle, allowing the engine to idle.
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The chain must not
CAR-
within this manual.
or posi-
START ON
position.
position.