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STARTING
THE ENGINE
Recoil Starter
Alwayskeephandsand feetclear of movingparts.Do notuse a
pressurizedstartingfluid. Vaporsare flammable.
NOTE:Allowtheengineto warmup for a few minutesafter starting.
Theenginewill not developfull poweruntil it reachesoperating
temperatures.
1.
Makecertain boththe augercontroland drivecontrolare in the
disengaged(released)position.
2.
Insertkey into slot.Makesureit snapsinto place.Do notattempt
to turnthe key.
NOTE:The enginecannotstart withoutthe key is fully insertedintothe
ignitionswitch.
Electric
Starter
Theoptionalelectricstarteris equippedwith a groundedthree-wire
powercord and plug,and is designedto operateon 120volt AC
householdcurrent.It mustbe usedwith a properlygroundedthree-
prong receptacleat all timesto avoidthe possibilityof electricshock.
Followall instructionscarefullypriorto operatingthe electricstarter.
DO NOTuse electricstarterin the rain.
Determinethat yourhome'swiringis a three-wiregroundedsystem.
Ask a licensedelectricianif youare not certain.
If you havea groundedthree-prongreceptacle, p roceedas follows.
If you do not havethe properhousewiring,DO NOTuse the electric
starterunderany conditions.
1.
Plugthe extensioncord intothe outletlocatedon the engine's
surface.Plugthe otherend of extensioncord intoa three-prong
120-volt,grounded,ACoutlet in a well-ventilated area.
2.
Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_
position.
3.
Movechoketo the CHOKEposition IJl
(coldenginestart). If
engineis warm,placechokein the RUNposition.
4.
Pushprimerthreetimes (3x), makingsureto covervent hole in
primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly
once.Alwayscovervent hole whenpushing.Coolweathermay
requireprimingto be repeated.
5.
Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,im-
mediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith
thermaloverloadprotection;systemwilltemporarilyshut-downto
allowstarterto coolif electricstarterbecomesoverloaded.
6.
As theengine warms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrolto the RUN
position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke
at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly
rotatethe chokeinto the RUNposition.
7.
Afterengine is running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric
starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall
outlet beforeunpluggingtheoppositeend from the engine.
Donot pull the starterhandlewhiletheengine running.
1.
Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_1_ position.
2.
Movechoketo the CHOKEI,,a¢lpositionSr'(cold
engine start). If
engine is warm,placechoke in the RUNposition.
3.
Pushprimerthreetimes, makingsureto covervent holewhen
pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.Alwayscover
vent hole whenpushing.Coolweathermayrequireprimingto be
repeated.
4.
Pullgently on the starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then
pull quicklyand forcefullytoovercomethe compression.Engine
shouldstart. Do not releasethe handleand allowit to snap back.
ReturnropeSLOWLYto originalposition.If required,repeatthis
step.
5.
As the enginewarms,slowlyrotatethechoke controlto the RUN
position.If the enginefalters, restartengineand runwith choke
at half-chokepositionfor a shortperiod of time,and thenslowly
rotatethe choke intothe RUNposition.
Toavoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine
unattendedwith the enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff after useand
removekey.
STOPPING
THE ENGINE
After you havefinishedsnow-throwing, r un enginefor a few minutes
beforestoppingto helpdry off any moistureon theengine.
1.
Movethrottlecontrolto STOP_
position.
2.
Removethe key.Removingthe keywill reducethe possibilityof
unauthorized startingof the enginewhileequipmentis not in use.
Keepthe key in a safe place.Theenginecannot startwithoutthe
key.
3.
Wipeany moistureawayfrom thecontrolson the engine.
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