Starting A Cold Engine - Husqvarna 136 / 141 Operator's Manual

For cold weather starting, start the unit at full
choke; allow the engine to warm up before
squeezing the throttle trigger.
NOTE:
Do not cut material with the choke/
fast idle lever at the FULL CHOKE position.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or a
warm engine after running out of fuel)
NOTE
: In the following steps, when the cho-
ke/fast idle lever is pulled out to the full extent,
the correct throttle setting for starting is set au-
tomatically.
S Move ON/STOP switch to the ON position.
S Pull the choke/fast idle lever out to the full
extent.
S Pull the starter rope quickly with your right
hand a maximum of 10 times.
S Push the choke/fast idle lever in complete-
ly (to the OFF CHOKE position).
S Pull the starter rope quickly with your right
hand until the engine starts.
S Allow the engineto run for approximately5
seconds. Then, squeeze and release
throttle trigger to allow engine to return to
idle speed.
ON/STOP SWITCH
CHOKE/FAST IDLE LEVER
FULL OFF
STARTING A WARM ENGINE:
S Move ON/STOP switch to the ON position.
S Pull the choke/fast idle lever out to the full ex-
tent; then, push the choke/fast idle lever in
completely (to the OFF CHOKE position).
S Pull the starter rope quickly with your right
hand until the engine starts.
S Squeeze and release throttle trigger to al-
low engine to return to idle speed.
DIFFICULT STARTING (or starting a
flooded engine)
The engine may be flooded with too much
fuel if it has not started after 10 pulls.
Flooded engines can be cleared of excess
fuel by following the warm engine starting
procedure listed above. Insure the ON/
STOP switch is in the ON position.
Startingcould require pullingthe starter rope
handle many times dependingon how badly
the unit is flooded. If engine fails to start refer
to the TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE.
CHAIN BRAKE
WARNING:
RESENT AND YOU SHOULD NOT AS-
SUME THAT THE CHAIN BRAKE WILL
PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A
KICKBACK. Kickback is a lightning fast ac-
tion which throws the bar and rotating chain
back and up toward the operator. Kickback
can be caused by allowing contact of the bar
tip in the danger zone with any hard object.
Kickback can also be causedby pinchingthe
saw chainalongthe top of the guidebar. This
action may push the guide bar rapidly back
toward the operator. Either of these events
may cause you to lose control of the saw
which could result in serious injury or even
death. DO NOT RELY UPON ANY OF THE
DEVICES BUILT INTO YOUR SAW. YOU
SHOULD USE THE SAW PROPERLY AND
CAREFULLY TO AVOID KICKBACK. Re-
duced--kickback guide bars and low--kick-
back saw chains reduce the chance and
magnitude of kickback and are recom-
mended. Your saw has a low kickback chain
and bar as original equipment. If the brake
band is worn too thin it may break when the
chain brake is triggered.With a brokenbrake
band, the chain brake will not stop the chain.
The chain brake should be replaced by an
authorized service dealer if any part is worn
to less than 1/32! thick. Repairs on a chain
brake should be made by an authorizedser-
vice dealer. Take your unit to the place of
purchase if purchased from a
Servicing Dealer, or to the nearest Autho-
rized Husqvarna Service Dealer.
S This saw is equipped with a chain brake.
The brake is designed to stop the chain if
kickback occurs.
S The inertia--activated chain brake is
activated if the front hand guard is pushed
forward, either manually (by hand) or
automatically (by sudden movement).
S If the brake is already activated, it is
disengagedby pullingthe front handguard
back toward the front handle as far as
possible.
S When cutting with the saw, the chainbrake
must be disengaged.
Disengaged
Braking function control
CAUTION:
The chain brake must be
checked several times daily. The engine
must be runningwhenperformingthis proce-
dure. This is the only instance when the saw
should be placed on the ground with the en-
gine running.
Place the saw on firm ground. Hold the han-
dles with both hands and apply full throttle.
Activate the chain brake by turning your left
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