Starting A Cold Engine; Starting A Warm Engine - Craftsman 358.794741 Operator's Manual

To avoid engine problems, empty the
fuel system before storage for 30 days
or longer, Drain the gas tank, start the
engine and let it run until the fuel lines
and carburetor are empty, Use fresh
fuel next season, Never use engine or
carburetor cleaner products in the fuel
tank or permanent damage may occur.
Fuel stabilizer is an acceptable alter-
native in minimizing the formation of
fuel gum deposits during storage,
Craftsman brand oil is already blended
with fuel stabilizer, See the
STORAGE
section for additional information,
HOW TO STOP YOUR ENGINE
• Release the throttle trigger.
• Push and hold the STOP switch in
the
STOP
position until the engine
stops,
HOW TO START YOUR ENGINE
AWARNING:
You
MUST
make sure
the tubes are secure before using the
unit
• Fuel engine, Move at least 10 feet (3
meters) away from the fueling site,
• Hold the unit in the starting position
as shown, Make sure the blower end
is directed away from people, ani-
mals, glass, and solid objects,
STARTING POSITION
AWARNING:
When starting engine,
hold the unit as illustrated, Do not set
unit on any sutface except a clean, hard
area when starting engine or while en-
gine is running, Debris such as gravel,
sand, dust, grass, etc, could be picked
up by the air intake and thrown out
through the discharge opening, damag-
ing the unit or property, or causing seri-
ous injury to bystanders or the operator,
STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or
warm engine after running out of fuel)
1, Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times,
2, Move choke lever to the
FULL
CHOKE
position,
3, Squeeze the throttle trigger fully and
hold through all remaining steps,
4, This unit has the Sim-pul-< starting
system, You do not have to pull the
starter rope handle sharply or briskly,
Pull starter rope handle with a con-
trolled and steady motion until en-
gine sounds as if it is trying to start,
but do not pull rope more than 6
times,
5, As soon as engine sounds as if it is
trying to start, move choke lever to
HALF CHOKE
position,
6, Pull starter rope until engine runs,
but no more than 6 pulls, NOTE: If
the engine doesn't start after 6
pulls (at the
HALF CHOKE
position),
move the choke lever to the
FULL
CHOKE
position and press the
primer bulb 6 times, Squeeze and
hold the throttle trigger and pull the
starter rope 2 more times, Move
the choke lever to the
HALF CHOKE
position and pull the starter rope
until the engine runs, but no more
than 6 pulls, If the engine still
doesn't start, it is probably flooded,
Proceed to
STARTING A FLOODED
ENGINE,
7, Once the engine starts, allow it to
run 10 seconds, then move the
choke lever to the
RUN
position, Al-
low the unit to run for 30 more se-
conds at
RUN
before releasing the
throttle trigger. NOTE: If engine dies
with the choke lever in the
RUN
position, move the choke lever to
the
HALF CHOKE
position and pull
the rope until engine runs, but no
more than 6 pulls,
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1, Move the choke lever to the
HALF
CHOKE
position,
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