Maintenance; Starting A Cold Engine Or A Warm Engine After Running Out Of Fuel; Customer Responsibilities; General Recommendations - Craftsman 358.797290 Operator's Manual

property,or causingsedous Injuryto by-
standersor the operator.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE OR A
WARM ENGINE AFTER RUNNING
OUT OF FUEL
• Move the throttle lever (_ to the fast
,r_ position.
• Press the primer button (_) slowly 12
times. -_ ..... ..
• Move the choke lever (_ tothe Pull
Choke position.
Throttle
Lever _ Switch
®
Choke
Lever_
• Pull starter handle sharply untilthe
engine attempts to run, but no more
that 5 pulls (below 30°F, 8 pulls).
NOTE: If the engine attempts to start
before the 5th pull, go to the next
step Immediately.
• Move choke lever (_) to Half Choke.
• Pull the starter handle sharply until
the engine runs, but no more than 5
pulls (below 30°F, 10 pulls).
• After a 5 second warm-up, move the
choke lever (_) to the Run position.
• Allow the unit to run for 30 more se-
conds at Run before moving the
throttle lever (_) to the _ position.
If the engine has not startsd after 5
pulls (at Half Choke), repeat the Start-
ing a Cold Engine Procedure. If the en-
gine stilldoes not =dart, proceed to
Starting a Rooded Engine.
• To stop the englne, press and hold
the stop (_ switch untilengine stops.
FOR A WARM ENGINE
•• Move the throttle lever (_) to the fast
_IP position.
• Pull the starter handle sharply until
the engine starts, but no more than 5
pulls.
NOTE: If the engine has not started,
pull starter handle sharply for 5 more
pulls. If engine still does not run, it is
probably flooded. Proceed to Starting
a Flooded Engine.
• To stopthe engine, press and hold
the stop O switch untilengine stops.
DIFFICULT STARTING OR STARTING
A FLOODED ENGINE
Rooded engines can be startedby plac-
ing the choke lever in the Off Choke
position.Move throttle lever to fast _ ;
then, pull rope untilengine starts.After
engine starts,movethe throttle lever to
to allow engineto Idle.
Startingcould requirepuffingthe starter
rope manytimes depencfing on how
badlythe unit is flooded.If the unit_II
doesn'tstart,referto the Troubleshooting
Chart or call 1-800-235-5878.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
CARE & MAINTENANCE TASK
Check for Loose fasteners and parts
Check for damaged or wom parts
.- ; Clean unit and labels
Clean air filter
Replace spark-plug
Replace fuel filter
GENERALRECOMMENDATIONS
The warranty on this unit does not cov-
er items that have been sub|acted to
operator abuse or negligence. To re-
ceive full value from the warranty, the
operator must maintain unit as Instruct-
ed in this manual. Various adjustments
will need to be made periodically to
_p_r.opedy malntaln your uniL
WHEN TO PERFORM
Before each use
Before each use
After each use
Every 5 hours of operation
Yasdy
Yearly
CHECK FOR LOOSE
FASTENERS AND PARTS
• Spark Plug Boot
• Air Rlter
• HousingScrews
CHECK FOR DAMAGED OR
WORN PARTS
Refer replacement of damaged/worn
parts to your Sears Service Center.
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