Before Stopping The Engine - Sears Craftsman C950-52816-0 Owner's Manual

BEFORE STOPPING THE ENGINE

Run the engine for a few minutes to help dry off any moisture
on the engine.
TO STOP ENGINE
CAUTION: To stop the engine, do not move the choke
control to CHOKE position. Backfire or engine damage
can occur.
1. Push the stop switch to the OFF position (see Figure 20).
TO START ENGINE
Be sure that engine oil is at FULL mark on the oil fill
cap/dipstick. The snowthrower engine is equipped with an
A.C. electric starter and recoil starter. Before starting the
engine, be certain that you have read the following
information.
If engine floods, set the choke to the OPEN/RUN position and
crank until the engine starts.
WARNING: Rapid retraction of the starter cord
(kickback) will pull your hand or arm toward the
engine faster than you can let go of the starter
cord.
When starting the engine, slowly pull the starter cord
until resistance is felt. Then, rapidly pull the starter
cord.
Make sure components; such as impellors, pulleys
or sprockets, are securely attached.
OPERATION
2. Pull out the safety key (see Figure 21).
Stop Switch
Figure 20
cord must be properly grounded at all times to avoid
the possibility of electric shock which can cause injury
to the operator. Follow all instructions carefully as set
forth below:
Make sure your house has a three- -wire grounded sys-
tem. If you are not sure, ask a licensed electrician. If
your house does not have a three- -wire grounded sys-
tem, do not use this electric starter under any condi-
tion.
If your house has a three- -wire grounded system but a
three hole receptacle is not available to connect the
electric starter, have a three- -hole receptacle installed
by a licensed electrician.
end into a three- -hole grounded receptacle.
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WARNING: The electric starter is equipped with
a three- -wire power cord and plug designed to
operate on AC house hold current. The power
WARNING: To connect the power cord, always
connect the power cord first to the switch box
located on the engine and then plug the other
WARNING: To disconnect the power cord, al-
ways unplug the end connected to the three- -
hole grounded receptacle first.
Safety Key
Figure 21