Gasoline and OIL Mixture, To Start the Engine

OPERATION

GASOLINE AND OIL MIXTURE

Mix gasoline and oil as follows:

●Pour 1 U.S. quart of fresh, clean, unleaded automo- tive gasoline into a gallon gasoline container.

●Add (5 oz.) of clean, high quality two-cycle oil into the gasoline container.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE OUTBOARD MOTOR OIL OR MULTI-VISCOSITY OILS, SUCH AS 10W-30 OR 10W-40.

DISREGARD MIX RATIO INFORMA-

TION ON OIL CONTAINTER IF

INSTRUCTIONS CONFLICT WITH FUEL MIXTURE CHART BELOW.

●Reinstall the cap on the gasoline container and shake container vigorously so the oil mixes with the gasoline.

●Add an additional 3 U.S. quarts of gasoline to the gallon container and shake the container again.

FUEL MIXTURE CHART (Mixture 24:1)

	U. S.		S. I. (METRIC)

GAS		OIL	GAS		OIL
1 Gal.		5 oz.	4	Liters	.167 L
2	Gal.	11 oz.	8	Liters	.333 L
5	Gal.	27 oz.	20	Liters	.833 L

●This completes the special gasoline mixing (24:1) procedure. It can now be poured into the tiller/ cultivator fuel tank.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT FILL FUEL TANK WITH GASOLINE THAT DOES NOT HAVE OIL MIXED IN IT. DO NOT USE GASO LINE ADDITIVES BECAUSE THE EN- GINE MAY BE DAMAGED. SHAKE THE GASOLINE CONTAINER BE- FORE EACH FILLING OF THE FUEL TANK.

TO START THE ENGINE

Before starting the engine, be sure you have read and under- stood all the instructions on the preceding pages.

●Fill the fuel tank (to 1/2 inch below the bottom of the fill neck) with fresh fuel mix and reinstall the fuel tank cap securely. Never use fuel that may be stale from long periods of storage.

●Move the shut-off switch to the (ON) position.

●Move the choke control (see FIG. 1-OP) to the (FULL) choke position (all the way down).

NOTE: A warm engine should not require choking.

CAUTION: DO NOT TOUCH THE THROTTLE CONTROL WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE. THE TILLER/CULTIVATOR WILL PROPEL IT- SELF IF THE ENGINE SPEED IS ADVANCED FROM IDLE.

●	Tilt the tiller/cultivator back on the depth
	rod or transport wheels to raise the tines off the
	ground.

●Grasp the upper handle firmly to stabilize the tiller/cultivator and pull the starter handle with short quick pulls. Do not allow the starter handle to snap back, let it rewind slowly while holding the starter rope. It will take a few pulls on the starter handle to feed gas from the fuel tank to the carburetor.

●When engine starts, move the choke control to 1/2 choke position until the engine runs smoothly. Then move choke control to (OFF) position.

●If engine falters, move choke control to 1/2 choke position until engine runs smoothly. Then move choke control to (OFF) position.

●If engine fires, but does not continue to run, move choke control to no choke position and repeat starting instructions.

NOTE: If the tines do not stop when the throttle control is released, adjust the carburetor idle speed as instructed in Step 5 of Carburetor Adjustment paragraph in the Service/ Adjustments section of this manual.

●To stop the engine, release the throttle control and move the shut-off switch to the (OFF) position.

●If the engine becomes flooded, see the Spark Plug Maintenance paragraph in the Maintenance sec- tion of this manual. Then pull the starter rope with the choke control in the (OFF) position.

CAUTION: THE MUFFLER AND SURROUND- ING AREAS BECOME HOT AFTER RUNNING THE ENGINE. AVOID THESE AREAS.

OPERATION