Stihl HS 82 Instruction Manual page 15

Cranking
Place the unit on the ground.
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Remove the blade scabbard. Check
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that the cutting blades are not
touching the ground or any other
obstacles.
Make sure you have a safe and
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secure footing.
Hold the unit firmly with your left
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hand on the fan housing and press
down.
Hold the starter grip with your right
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hand.
Version without Easy2Start
Pull the starter grip slowly until you
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feel it engage and then give it a brisk
strong pull.
NOTICE
Do not pull out the starter rope all the
way – it might otherwise break.
Do not let the starter grip snap back.
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Guide it slowly back into the housing
so that the starter rope can rewind
properly.
Version with Easy2Start
Pull the starter grip steadily.
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HS 82 R, HS 82 RC, HS 82 T
When engine begins to fire
Set choke lever to e and continue
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cranking.
As soon as the engine runs
Open the throttle wide – the starting
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throttle lock moves to the normal run
position and the engine returns to
idling speed.
Stopping the Engine
Move the stop switch in the direction
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of 0 – when released, the stop
switch springs back to the normal
run position I.
Other Hints on Starting
At very low outside temperatures –
warm up the engine
As soon as the engine runs:
Allow engine to run in starting
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throttle position for about 10
seconds.
Open the throttle wide – the starting
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throttle lock moves to the normal run
position and the engine returns to
idling speed.
If the engine does not start
If you did not move the choke knob
quickly enough to e (warm start) after
the engine began to fire, the engine is
flooded.
Set choke lever to e– even if the
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engine is cold.
Now start the engine with a few
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brisk pulls of the starter rope.
If fuel tank has been run completely dry
and then refueled
Press the manual fuel pump bulb at
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least five times – even if the bulb is
filled with fuel.
Now start the engine.
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