Starting - Craftsman 358.798470 Operator's Manual

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STOPPING YOUR ENGINE:
* Move the ON/OFF switch to the OFF position.
* Ifthe enginedoes not stop, move the choke fever down-
ward (Full Choke).
i_ DANGER:
THE BLADE OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC HEAD
WILL TURN WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS,
FOR SAFE STARTING AND OPERATION,
FOLLOW ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN
THIS OPERATOR'S MANUAL AND
LABELS ONTHE UNIT. DRESS PROPERLY
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE.
AVOID ANY CONTACT WITH THE MUF-
FLER. A HOT MUFFLER CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS BURNS.
TO START ENGINE (Fig. 17 & 18)
COLD ENGINE START AND WARM ENGINE
START AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
- Fuel engine with 40:1 fuel mix (3.2 oz. to 1 gal. gas).
Move 10 feet (3 meters) away from fueling site.
STARTING POSITION
Figure 17
• Move the ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
• Prime engine by pressing primer bulb six times.
• Actuate choke by moving the choke lever to the "Full
Choke" position.
• Squeeze and hold the throttle lockout and throttle trig-
ger. Next depress the throttle lock and hold. Now
release the throttle trigger. Be sure the throttle trigger is
still in the activated position.
,, Rest the engine and debris shield on ground, support-
ing semi-automatic head or blade off the ground.
NOTE: Whe_ pulling the starter rope, do not use the full
extent of the rope as this can cause the rope to break. Do
not let the starter rope snap back. Hold the handle and let
the rope rewind slowty.
• IF THE THROTTLE TRIGGER IS SQUEEZED ACCI-
DENTALLY DURING STARTING IT WILL BE NECES-
SARY TO RESETTHE THROTTLE LOCK.
,, Pull starter rope sharply five limes,
The engine may sound as if it is trying to start before the
fifth pull. If so, go to the next step immediately.
• Move the choke lever to the "Half Choke"position.
• Pull the starter rope sharply until the engine runs, but
no more than six pulls.
Once the engine starts, allow the engine 1orun 15 sec-
onds, then movethe choke lever to "Off Choke." Allow the
engine to run for 30 more seconds at "Off Choke"before
releasing the throttle trigger.
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OPERATION
NOTE: If the engine has not started after 6 pulls (at haft
choke), check to make sure the ON/OFF switch and the
choke lever are in the proper positions.Then, move the
choke lever to the full choke positionand press the primer
bulb 6 times;pull the starter rope 2 more times. Move the
choke leverto half choke and pull the starter rope until the
engine runs, but no more than 6 more pulls,
NOTE: If engine stillhas not started, il is probably flooded.
Proceed to "Difficult Starting and Flooded Engine:'
, Allow the engineto run 10 seconds, then move the choke
lever to off choke.Allow the unit to run for 30 more sec-
ondsat "Off Choke;'then release the throttletrigger.
NOTE: If engine dieswith thechoke leverat the "Off Choke"
position,move the choke lever to half choke and pu]fthe
rope until lhe engine runs. Allow the unit to run for 30 more
secondsat "Off Choke," then retease the throttletrigger.
• To stop the engine, move the ON/OFF switch to the
OFF position.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
• Move choke leverto the "Off Choke" position.
• Squeeze throttletrigger.
• Pull starter rope until engine starts.
THROTrLE LOCK
STOP
THROTTLE
LOCK-OUT
SWITCH
THROTTLE
TRIGGER
CHOKELEVER
PRIMER
BULB
Figure 18
DIFRCULT STARTING AND FLOODED ENGINE
The engine may be flooded with too much fuel if it has
not started after 20 pulls.
Flooded engines can be cleared of excess fuel with the
following procedure:
• Move the choke lever to the "Off Choke*'position.
• Squeeze and hold the throttle trigger.
• Pullstarter rope handle until engine slarts.
Starting could require pulling starter rope handle many
timesdependingon how badly unit is flooded.
If engine still fails to start, refer to "TROUBLE SHOOT-
ING" chart or call the 1-800 number listed on the front
cover of this manual.