How To Start A Cold Engine - Craftsman 536.881851 Operator's Manual

,_ WARNING: The starter is
equipped with a three-wire
power cord and plug and is
designed to operate on 120 volt AC
household current. It must be prop-
erly grounded at all times to avoid
the possibility of electrical shock
which may be injurious to operator.
Follow all instructions carefully
as sat forth in the "To Start En-
gine" section.
Determine that your house wiring
is a three-wire grounded system.
Ask a licensed electrician if you
are not sure. If your house wire
system is not a three-wire system,
do not use this electric starter un-
der any conditions.
If your system is grounded and s
three-hole receptacle is not avail-
able at the point your starter will
normally be used, one should be
installed by a licensed electrician.
When connecting 120 volt AC
"Power Cord", always connect the
cord to the Switch Box on the en-
gine first, then plug the other end
into the three-hole grounded re-
ceptacle. When disconnecting
"Power Cord", always unplug the
end In the three-hole grounded re-
ceptacle first.
Choke Knob
Safety Key
Stop Switch
How To Start A Cold
Engine
1. Be sure auger drive and traction
drive levers are in the disengaged
(RELEASED) position.
2. Push the stop switch to the ON
position (see Figure 16).
3. Push in the safety key.
4. Rotate the choke knob to the
CHOKE position.
5. (Electric Start) Plug the power cord
into the starter motor on the en-
gine. Plug the other end of power
cord into a three-hole, grounded
120 VOLT, AC receptacle.
,
15
Power Cord
Recoil Starter Receptacle
Handle Figure 16
6. Push the primer button as speci-
fied below. Remove finger from
primer button between pushes.
• Push two times if temperature is
15 ° F (-9 ° C) or higher.
• Push four times if temperature is
below 15° F (-9 ° C).
7. (E/ecfric Start) Push down on the
starter button u_l the engine starts.
To prolongthe life of the starter, do not
crank for more than 5 seconds at a
time. Wait one minute between starts
to allow the starter motor to cool.
(Recoil Start) Slowly pull the recoil
starter handle until resistance is