Craftsman 358.351082 Operator's Manual page 7

BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
WARNING: Be sure to readthe fuel
handling information in the safetyrules
section of this manual beforeyou begin.
Ifyou do not understandthefuel han-
dlinginformation do notattempt tofuel
yourunit.Seek helpfrom someonethat
doesunderstand the information or call
the customerassistancehelplineat
1-800-235-5878.
GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN OIL
The chainoiler providescontinuous lu-
brication to thechain and guidebar.Be
suretotillthe bar oiltank whenyou fill
thefuel tank (Capaoity= 6.8 ft.oz.)
Formaximum guide bar and chainlife,
we recommend you use Craftsman
chainsaw ba.roil. If Cr"_tsma.nbar oil is
not available,you may u.sea good
gradeSAE 30 oiluntilybu are able to
obtainCraftsmanbrand,The oiloutput
is automatically metered dudngopera-
lion.Yoursaw wiltuse approximately
one tankof bar oil for everytankof fuel
mix. Alwaysfillthe bar oiltank when
youfillthe fuel tank.
FUELING ENGINE
Thisengineis oertified to operateOn
unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation,
gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good
quality2-cycle=dr-cooledengineoil We
recommend Craftsmanbrandoil.Mix
gasoUne and oil at a ratioof 40:1 (A
40:1 ratioIsobtainedbymixing3,2
ouncesof o_with I gallonof unleaded
gasoline). D ONOT USEautomotive oil
or boat oil.These oilswillcause engine
damage.When mixingfuel followthe
instruot o ne printedon the container.
Onceoilis addedto the gasoline,
shakecontainer momentarilyto assure
thatthe fuel is thoroughly mixed.
Alwaysread and followthe safetyrules
relatingto fuel beforefueling your unit.
IMPORTANT
Experience indicatesthat alcoho_
blendedfuels (calledgaseholor using
ethanol ormethanol)canattract rnols-
turswhichleads to separationand
formation of a_ds duringstorage.Acid-
ic gascan damage the fuel systemof
an enginewhilein storage.
To avoidengine problems,the fuel sys-
ternshouldbe emptiedbeforestorage
for 30 daysor longer.Drain the gas
tank, startthe engine and let it rununtil
the fuel lines and carburetorare empty.
Use freshfuel next season.See STOR-
AGEinstructions f or additional informa-
tion.
Never useengineor carburetor cleaner
products in the fuel tankor permanent
damagemay occur.
See the STORAGE sectionfor additional
information.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
• MoveOn/Stopswitchto the STOP
position.
• If enginedoesnot stop,pullchoke
knobout fully.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
COLD ENGINE OR WARM ENGINE
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
• Fuelenginefollowinginstructions u n-
• der FUELING ENGINE.
• Fillbar oilt_nkwith bar oiLYoursaw
willuseapproximately one tankof bar
oilfor eachtank of fuel mix.
I
• Move On/Stopswitch to ONposition.
• Pullohokeknobout fully.
° Primeengine byslowlypressingprim-
er bulb sixtimes.
ON/STOP
Switch
PdmerBulb
• Set saw on the ground.Gripfront
handlewithyour lefthand and plaoe
rightfoot through rear handle.
Chokeknob
NOTE."When pullingthe starterrope,
do not use the fullextentof the rope,
Do not let starter ropesnap back.
Hold handle.Let rope rewindslowly.
• Sharplypullstarter ropehandle5
timeswithyour dghthand.The en-
gine may soundas If it is tryingto
stad beforethe 5th pull;if so, proceed
•to the nextstep.
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