Choke Control - Craftsman 247.881990 Operator's Manual

Auger
Whenengaged, the augerrotatesanddrawssnowinto the augerhousing.
ChuteAssembly
Snow drawnintothe augerhousingisdischarged o ut the chuteassembly.
Choke Control
Thechoke controlaidsinstartingtheengine.For
informationon chokeusage, s eeStartingTheEngine laterin
thissection.
RecoilStarter& Starter Handle
Thechuteclean-outtoolisconveniently f astened tothe rearof the augerhousing
with a mountingclip.Should snowandicebecome lodgedinthe chuteassembly
duringoperation, p roceed asfollowsto safely cleanthe chuteassembly a ndchute
opening:
1. Release b oththe AugerControl a ndthe DriveControl.
2. Stopthe enginebyremoving the key.
3. Remove t he clean-out t ool from theclip whichsecures it to the rearof the
augerhousing.
Use the shovel-shaped endofthe clean-outtool todislodgeandscoop any
snowandicewhichhasformedinandnearthe chuteassembly.
5. Refasten t he clean-out t ool to the mountingclip onthe rearof theauger
housing, r einsert t he keyandstart the snowthrower'sengine.
6. Whilestandinginthe operator's position(behindthesnowthrower),engage
the augercontrolfora fewseconds t o clearanyremaining snowandicefrom
the chuteassembly.
Thismotorisfitted with arecoil a ctionpull startandamitten griphandleforeasy
access w hilewearingglovesor mittens.
Key
Thekeyisasafetydevice. I t mustbefullyinsertedinorder
forthe engineto start. Remove t he keywhen thesnow
throweris not inuse.
NOTE: Donotturn the keyinanattemptto startthe engine.
Doingsomaycause it to break.
Primer
Pressing t he primerforces fueldirectlyinto engine's
carburetor t o aidincold-weather s tarting.Refertothe
startinginstructionsinthe Operation sectionof thismanual
forproperprimerusage. T heimage to the rightcorresponds
with the labelon the engineidentifyingthe primer.
Oil Fill
Remove o il capto addoil. Referto the Maintenance & Service s ectionfor checking
andaddingoil instructions.
Gasoline Cap
Remove g ascapto addfuel. Unitrunson regular g as.
NOTE: Thisunit mayincludeafuel plug,whichisonlyusedduringassembly t o keep
dirt anddebrisout offuel tank. Discard the fuel plugbeforefilling the fueltank.
ThrottleControl
Thethrottlecontrolislocated on the engine.It regulates the speed of the engine
andwill shutoff theenginewhen placed in the Stop
position.
BeforeStarting Engine
Read,understand,andfollow all instructionsand warnings on the machine
and inthis manualbeforeoperating.
CheckEngineOil
Theunit wasshipped with oil inthe engine.Check o il levelbefore eachoperationto
ensureadequate oil inthe engine.Forfurther instructions, referto the Maintenance
& Service s ectionof thismanual.
1.
2.
NOTE: Besureto check the engineona levelsurface with theengine
stopped.
Remove t he oil filler cap/dipstick andwipethe dipstick clean.
Insertthe cap/dipstick into theoil filler neck,turn thecap1/4turn until fully
seated.
NOTE: Onsomeengines, a threadedcap/dipstick mayexistinsteadofa 1/4
turn capasdescribed a bove.IntNs instance do not fullytighten the capto
check the oil level.Simply restthe caponthe threads to check for properoil
level.
Remove t he oil filler cap/dipstick. I f the levelislow,slowlyaddoil (5W-30,
with a minimumclassification of SF/SG) untiloil levelregisters betweenhigh
(H)andlow (L).
NOTE: Donot overfill.Overfillingwithoil mayresultinenginesmoking,hard
startingor sparkplugfouling.
Replace a ndtightencap/dipstick firmly before startingengine.
Clean-OutTool
Neveruseyour handsto clearacloggedchute assembly. S hutoff engine and
remainbehind handles until all moving parts havestoppedbeforeusing the
clean-outtool to clearthe chuteassembly.
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