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AVERTISSEMENT: Veuillez lire le manuel d’instructions et bien respecter tous les avertissements et toutes les instructions de sécurité. Tout défaut de le faire pourrait entraîner des blessures graves. WEED EATER 1030 Stevens Creek Road Augusta, GA 30907 Trademark Instruction Manual...
IDENTIFICATION OF SAFETY SYMBOLS WARNING: This unit can be dangerous! Careless or improper use can cause serious injury. Read your operator’s manual carefully until you completely understand and can follow all warnings and safety rules before operating the unit. Failure to do so can result in serious injury. Save operator’s manual. WARNING: The muffler is very hot during and after use.
IDENTIFICATION OF SAFETY SYMBOLS WARNING: Stop the engine before opening the vacuum inlet door. The engine must be stopped and the impeller blades no longer turning to avoid serious injury from the rotating blades. Gently tilt the handle of the screwdriver toward the back of the unit to release the latch while pulling up on the vacuum inlet cover with your other hand.
Disconnect spark plug before performing maintenance except for carburetor adjust- ments. Use only recommended WEED EATER re- placement parts; use of any other parts may void your warranty and cause damage to your unit. Empty fuel tank before storing the unit. Use up fuel left in carburetor by starting engine and letting it run until it stops.
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ASSEMBLY WARNING: Stop engine and be sure the impeller blades have stopped turning be- fore opening the vacuum inlet door or at- tempting to insert or remove the vacuum or blower tubes. The rotating blades can cause serious injury. Always disconnect the spark plug before performing maintenance or ac- cessing movable parts.
on the retaining posts of the unit. 6. Pivot the tube until it is secured to the blower unit by the vacuum inlet latch. PIVOT Inlet Cover Latch Retaining Hook Post HOW TO CONVERT UNIT FROM VACUUM USE TO BLOWER USE 1.
OPERATION KNOW YOUR BLOWER READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERATING YOUR UNIT. Compare the illustrations with your unit to familiarize yourself with the location of the various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference. Lower Vacuum Tube Vacuum Bag Spark Plug...
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2-cycle air-cooled engine oil designed to be mixed at a ratio of 40:1. Poulan/WEED EATER brand synthetic oil is recommended. Mix gasoline and oil at a ratio of 40:1. A 40:1 ratio is obtained by mixing 3.2 ounces (95 ml) of oil with 1 gallon (4...
If any dealer other than an authorized service dealer performs work on the product, WEED EATER may not pay for repairs under warranty. It is your re- sponsibility to maintain and perform general maintenance.
Air Filter Cover Screws Air Filter Cleaning the air filter: A dirty air filter decreases engine perform- ance and increases fuel consumption and harmful emissions. Always clean or replace air filter after every 5 hours of operation or yearly, whichever comes first. 1.
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Under FUELING ENGINE in the OPERA- TION section of this manual, see message la- beled IMPORTANT regarding the use of ga- sohol in your engine. Fuel stabilizer is an acceptable alternative in minimizing the formation of fuel gum deposits during storage. Add stabilizer to gasoline in fuel tank or fuel storage container.
(California only). Where a warrantable condition exists, WEED EATER will repair your small off- - road engine engine at no cost to you. Expenses covered under warranty include diagnosis, parts and labor.
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MODIFIED PARTS: The use of add- -on or mo- dified parts can be grounds for disallowing a warranty claim. WEED EATER is not liable to cover failures of warranted parts caused by the use of add- -on or modified parts.
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