Starting Your Engine - MTD White Outdoor GT2550 Operator's Manual

V. Starting Your Engine
If you are unable to start this engine after
WARNING
following instructions in this manual,
contact your Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer. To
avoid serious burn injuries or damage to your engine, DO
NOT attempt to start or troubleshoot this engine in any other
way. For example:
• DO NOT use starting fluid.
• DO NOT spray flammable vapors into carburetor or
onto air cleaner.
• DO NOT put flammable liquids into carburetor or
onto air cleaner.
• DO NOT operate engine or pull on starter rope with
spark plug removed. Fuel can spray from spark
plug hole and ignite.
This section contains starting instructions for electric and
manual start engines. In order to locate the instructions that
apply to your engine, first determine what type of starter you
have. If you have an electric starter see "A. Engines with
Electric Starter" instructions. If you have a manual recoil
starter see "B. Engines with Recoil Starters" instructions.
A. Engines with Electric Starters
Only one of the following two sections will apply to your
engine. See Table 3.
Table 3. Engine Sections With Electric Starter
If your engine has:
Combined Speed and Choke Controls
Independent Speed and Choke Controls
I. Combined Speed and Choke Control
1. To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, make sure engine
is outdoors in a well-ventilated area.
2. Move Combined Control to "CHOKE" or "START" (see
equipment manufacturer's instructions). See Figures 3
and 4.
If restarting a warm engine after a short shutdown, move Com-
bined Control to "FAST" instead of "CHOKE" or "START" po-
sition. See Figures 3 and 4.
3. Push starter button or turn ignition switch key (see
equipment manufacturer's instructions) to start engine.
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Section A.I
Section A.II
NOTE
Figure 3. Combined Speed and Choke Control
STOP
SLOW
STOP
Figure 4. Typical Engine Symbols
If engine fails to start after 3 attempts repeat steps 2 thru 3.
DO NOT operate an electric starter for more than 5 seconds
each attempt.
4. When engine starts:
a. Release starter button or ignition switch key.
b. Next, move control to "FAST".
c. Finally, move control to desired speed in "RUN"
range.
If engine starts, but falters when control is moved to "FAST"
position:
a. Momentarily move control back to "CHOKE"
position.
b. Next, move control to "FAST" position.
c. Finally, move control to desired speed in "RUN"
range.
If engine dies after control is moved to "FAST" position, re-
peat steps 2 thru 4 to restart engine.
5. If engine fires but does not continue to run, move con-
trol lever to "FAST" and then start engine.
6. If engine fails to start after 3 attempts with control in
"FAST", move control to "CHOKE" and push button or
turn key to start engine again.
7. If engine does not start after following steps 1 thru 6,
contact your Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer.
DO NOT attempt to start or troubleshoot this engine in
any other way.
CHOKE
RUN FAST
NOTE
NOTES
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