Craftsman 358.351162 Operator's Manual page 5

BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
WARNING: Be sureto read thefuel
handlinginformation in the safetyrules
sectionof thismanualbeforeyou begin.
If you do not understand the fuel han-
dling information do not attempt to fuel
yourunit.Seek helpfromsomeonethat
does understand theinformation or call
the customerassistance hemp l ineat
1-800-235-5878.
GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN OIL
The chainoilerprovidescontinuous lu-
brication tothe chainand guidebar.Be
sure to fill the bar oiltankwhenyou fill
the fuel tank (Capacity= 6.8 fL oz.)
Formaximum guidebar and chainlife,
we recommend you useCraftsman
chainsaw bar oiJ.tf Craftsman bar oil is
notavailable,you may usea good
gradeSAE 30 oiluntilyou are able to
obtainCraftsmanbrand.The oiloutput
is automatically metered during opera,
tion. Yoursaw willuse approximately
one tankof bar oilfor everytank of fuel
mix. Alwaysfillthe bar oiltankwhen
you fill the fuel tank.
FUELING ENGINE •
This engineis certified to operateon
unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation,
gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good
quality2-cycleair*cooled engineoil. We
recommendCraftsmanbrandoil. Mix
gasolineand oilat a ratibof40:1 (A
40:1 ratioisobtainedby mixing 3.2
ouncesof oilwith 1 gallonof unleaded
gasoline).DONOTUSEautomotive oil
or boatoil. These oilswillcauseengine
damage.When mixing fuel followthe
instructions p rintedon thecontainer.
Once oilisaddedto the gasoline,
shakecontainermomentarilyto assure
that thefuel isthoroughly mixed.
Alwaysread and follow the safetyrules
relating to fuel beforefueling yourunit.
IMPORTANT
Experience indicates thatalcohol
blendedfuels(calledgasoholor using
ethanolor methanol) canattractmois-
ture whichleadstoseparationand
formation ofacids during storage.Acid-
icgas can damagethefuel systemof
an enginewhilein storage.
To avoid engineproblems, t he fuel sys-
tem shouldbe emptiedbeforestorage
for 30 daysor longer.Drainthe gas
tank,startthe engineand letit rununtil
thefuel linesand carburetor a re empty.
Use freshfuel nextseason.See STOR-
AGEinstructions f oradditional i nforma-
tion.
Never useengineor carburetor c leaner
products in thefuel tankor permanent
damage may occur.
See the STORAGE sectionfor additional
information.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
, Move On/Stopswitchto the STOP
position.
• If enginedoes notstop,pullchoke
knoboutfully.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
COLD ENGINEOR WARM ENGINE
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
• Fuelenginefollowing instructions u n-
der FUELINGENGINE.
• Fillbar oiltankwithbar oil. Yoursaw
willuseapproximately one tankof bar
oilfor eachtankof fuel mix.
• Move On/Stopswitchto ONposition.
• Pullchokeknoboutfully.
° Primeengineby slowlypressingprim-
er bulbsixtimes.
ON/STOP
Switch
PrimerBulb
• Set saw on theground.Gripfront
handlewithyourlefthandand place
rightfoot through rearhandle.
Chokeknob
NOTE: Whenpullingthestarterrope,
do not usethe fullextentofthe rope.
Do not letstarterropesnap back.
Hold handle.Let roperewindslowly.
. Sharplypullstarterropehandle 5
timeswithyourrighthand.The en-
gine may soundas if it ist_ng to
startbeforethe 5th pull;ifso, proceed
to the nextstep.
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