Starting The Engine - Shindaiwa B450 Owner's/Operator's Manual

Starting the Engine

WARNING!
MAKE SURE THE BLADE
IS WELL CLEAR OF ANY
INTERFERENCE. Before starting
the engine, place unit on clear, level
surface. Make sure you have good
secure footing and always keep a firm
grip on the machine. THE CUTTING
ATTACHMENT MAY ROTATE WHEN
THE ENGINE STARTS.
WARNING!
Move at least three meters
away from the fuel site before
starting the engine.
WARNING!
Never operate the engine
without the cutting attach-
ment installed.
Starting a Cold Engine and/or
Restarting After Refueling.
T350
C350/B450
ON-OFF SWITCH
THROTTLE LOCK
BUTTON
LOCK LEVER
(a) Slide the ON-OFF switch to the "I"
position.
(b) Prime the engine by repeatedly de-
pressing the carburetor primer bulb
until fuel can be seen flowing through
the transparent overflow return tube:
OVERFLOW TUBE
OVERFLOW PIPE
(c) Push the choke lever upward
(" closed" position). (Cold engine.)
(d) Depressing the lock lever, pull the
throttle lever fully and depress the
throttle lock button. While depressing
the throttle lock button, release the
throttle lever and the lock lever. Now
the throttle stays at high idle (starting
speed).
THROTTLE
LEVER
(e) While firmly holding the outer tube
with one hand, pull the recoil starter
handle upward with your other hand.
Pull slowly at first until you feel the
starter engage, then pull quickly
to start the engine. Do not pull the
starter rope to the end of its travel.
CAUTION!
Pulling the starter rope to the end
of its travel may damage the starter
mechanism.
Repeated cranking of the engine with
the choke CLOSED ("
engine flooding. If the engine fails to
start after several attempts, move the
choke lever to the OPEN position and
continue cranking.
(f) When the engine first fires, gradu-
ally return the choke to OPEN
("
ready done so.
• If the engine stops before the choke
is fully open, restart with the choke
closed.
• If the engine stops after the initial
firing, restart with choke closed.
(g) When the engine starts and is run-
ning, set the engine to idle by tap-
ping the throttle lever to release the
throttle lock.
Make sure the cutting
attachment is clear
of obstructions.
Starting a Warm Engine
Starting a warm engine involves all of
the steps of starting a cold engine.
EXCEPT:
• The choke should be in the OPEN
position.
If the engine does not start, follow the
cold engine starting procedure.
When the engine starts:
• After the engine starts, disengage
the throttle lock and allow the engine
to warm-up at idle for 2 or 3 minutes
before operating the machine.
• After the engine is warm, pick up
the machine and clip-on the strap.
• Advancing the throttle makes the
cutting attachment rotate faster; re-
leasing the throttle makes the attach-
ment stop running. If the cutting at-
tachment continues to rotate, carbu-
retor idle speed should be adjusted.
(See next page.)
IMPORTANT!
") will lead to
") position if you have not al-
WARNING!
Never start the engine from
the operating position.
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