Before Starting Engine - Craftsman 358.351143 Operator's Manual

BEFORE STARTING E NGINE
WARNING: Besure toread the fuel
handling information inthe safety r ules
section ofthis
manualbeforeyoubegin.
Ifyou do not understand the fuel han-
dlinginformation do not attemptto fuel
yourunit. Seek helpfrom someonethat
doesunderstand theinformation or call
thecustomerassistance helplineat
1-800-235-5878.
GUIDE BAR AND CHAIN OIL
The chainoilerprovidescontinuous lu-
brication to the chain andguide bar.Be
sureto fillthebar oiltankwhenyou fill
the fuel tank(Capacity= 6.8 fL oz.)
Formaximum guidebar and chainlife,
we recommend you useCraftsman
chainsaw bar oil. If Craftsmanbar oil is
notavailable,you may use a good
gradeSAE 30 oil untilyou are able to
obtainCraftsmanbrand.The oiloutput
is automatically m etered duringopera-
tion. Yoursaw willuseapproximately
one tankof bar oil for everytank offuel
mix.Alwaysfillthe bar oiltankwhen
you fill the fuel tank.
FUELING ENGINE
Thisengineiscertifiedto operateon
thefuel linesand carburetor a re empty.
Usefresh fuel nextseason. See STOR-
AGEinstructions f or additional I nforma-
tion.
Neveruseengineor carburetor c leaner
products in the fueltankor permanent
damagemay occur.
See theSTORAGE sectionfor additional
information.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
• MoveOn/Stopswitchtothe STOP
position.
• if enginedoes notstop,pullchoke
knobout fully.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
COLD ENGINE OR WARM ENGINE
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
• Rll baroil tankwithbar oi!.'(our saw
willuseapproXimately o ne tank ofbar
o[Ifor each tankoffuel mix.
• Primeengineby slowlypressingprim-
er bulbsixtimes.
PrimerBulb
Ignition
STOP
unleadedgasoline.Beforeoperation, • Turnon ignition by movingOn/Stop
gasolinemustbe mixedwitha good switch to ON.
quality 2-cycleair-cooled engineoil.We ° Actuatechokeby pullingchokeknob
recommend Craftsmanbrandoil, Mix fully out.Set saw on theground.Grip
gasolineand oilat a ratioof 40:1 (A front handlewithyourlefthandand
40:1 ratiois obtainedby mixing3.2 placerightfoot through rear handle.
ouncesof oilwith 1 gallonof unleaded
ff _ / ChokePositions
gasoline).DONOTUSEautomotiveoll " .: -,
orboatoil. These oilswilloause engine ___,qp...... _OOff ' F_-' '
t
damage.Whenmixingfuel follow the _ :
II
instructions p rintedon the container.
Onceoilis addedtothe gasoline,
shakecontainermomentarily to assure
thatthefuel isthoroughly m=xed.
Alwaysread and followthe safety rules
relating to fuel beforefuelingyourunit,
IMPORTANT
Experience indicatesthatalcohol
blendedfuels (calledgasoholor using
ethanolor methanol)can attractmois-
ture whichleads toseparationand
formation ofacids duringstorage.Acid-
icgascan damagethe fuel systemof
an enginewhileIn storage.
To avoidengineproblems, t he fuel sys-
tem shouldbe empti_l_ beforestorage
for30 days or longer.Drainthe gas
tank,starttheengineand let it rununtil
• Set fast Idleby dapressingthethrottle
lockwithyourrighthand.Then,
squeezethrottletriggerand hold.With
YdOUr thumb,pressthe fast idlelock
own and hold.Next, releasethe
throttle trigger.
° DONOTsqueezethrottletriggerdur-
ingstarting; otherwise,itwillbe nec-
essaryto resetthe fast idleJock.
NOTE: When pullingthe starter rope,
do not usethe full extentof the rope.
Do not letstarterropesnap back.
Holdhandle.Let roperewindslowly.
• Pullstarterropehandlefirmlyand
quickly withyourdghthanduntilthe
engineattempts to startor 5 pulls.
Thenpushthe chokeknobfully in.
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