Schedule - Craftsman 247.799890 Owner's Manual

• Attach spark plug wire and rubber boot to spark
plug if necessary. See figure 8.
• Place the throttle control lever in FAST position.
See figure 9.
• Move choke lever to CHOKE position.
• Grasp starter handle (see figure 9) and pull rope
out slowly until engine reaches start of compres-
sion cycle (rope will pull slightly harder at this
point). Let the rope rewind slowly.
NOTE: A noise will be heard when finding the start of
the compression cycle. This noise is caused by the
flails and fingers which are part of the shredding mech-
anism falling into place, and should be expected. In
addition, the flails and fingers will be noisy after the
engine is started, until the impeller reaches full speed.
• Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke.
Keep a firm grip on start handle. Let rope rewind
slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against
starter.
• Repeat preceding two instructions until engine
fires. When engine starts, move choke lever on
engine halfway between CHOKE and RUN.
NOTE" If engine does not fire after three attempts,
move choke lever halfway between CHOKE and RUN
position and try again. See figure 9.
Choke
OFF IDLE__FAST _- • _ !
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FIGURE 9.
• Move throttle control to IDLE position for a few min-
utes warm-up. Move choke lever to RUN position
as engine warms up.
NOTE: In order to idle smoothly, a new engine may
require 3 to 5 minutes running above slow idle speed.
Idle speed has been adjusted to be correct after this
break-in period.
TO STOP ENGINE
• Move throttle control lever to OFF position. See fig-
ure 4.
• Disconnect spark plug wire and move away from
spark plug to prevent accidental starting while
equipment is unattended.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
FILL IN DATES
AS YOU COMPLETE
REGULAR SERVICE
Oil Pivot Points
O Clean Shredder _J
o,.
Check Engine Oil _i
Change Engine Oil _J _J
Service Air Cleaner _J
i
Clean Engine Cylinder q _/
Spark Plug q _/
Muffler
/ _#"
SERVICE
4
CHECK
DATES
9