Operation, To Start The Engine, Fuel, Mixture

OPERATION

the engine and tet it run until the fuel lines and carburetor are empty Use fresh fuel next season See Storage Instructions for additional information, Never use en- gine or carburetor cleaner products in the fuel tank or permanent damage may occur

GASOLINE AND OIL MIXTURE

Mix gasoline and oil (See Fig 7) as follows:

@Pour 1 US quart of fresh, clean, unleaded automo- tive gasoline into a gallon gasoline container,

@Add (5 oz ) of clean, high quality SAE 30 or SAE 40 two-cycle oil into the gasoline container

IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE OUTBOARD MOTOR

OIL OR MULTI-VISCOSITY OILS,

SUCH AS t0W-30 OR 10W-40,

@Reinstall the cap on the gasoltne 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	ii ,lllllll	L
						.167
2	Gal.	11	oz.	8	Liters	.333	L
5	Gal,	27	oz.	20 Liters		,833 L

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FIG. 7

OThis completes the special gasoline mixing (24:1)

procedure. It can now be poured into the mini tiller/ cultivator fuel tank

IMPORTANT: DO NOT FILL FUEL TANK WITH GASO- LINE 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 BEFORE EACH FILLING OF THE FUEL TANK

TO START THE ENGINE

Before starting the engine, be sure you have read and understood 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

@Movethechokecontrol(see Fig 6) tothe FULLchoke position (all the way down)

NOTE: A warm engine should not require choking

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THROTTLE CONTROL WHILE START-

CAUTION: DO NOT TOUCH THE

ING THE ENGINE. THE MINI TILLER/

CULTIVATOR WILL PROPEL ITSELF IF

THE ENGINE SPEED IS ADVANCED

FROM IDLE,

OTilt the mini tiller/cultivator back on the depth stake or transport wheels to raise the tines off the ground

OGrasp the upper handle firmty to stabilize the mini 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

Itwill take a few pulls on the starter handle to leed gas from the fuel tank to the carburetor

OWhen engine starts, move the choke control to 1/2 choke position until the engine runs smoothly Then move choke controI to OFF position

OIf engine lalters, move choke control to 1/2 choke position until engine runs smoothly Then move choke control to OFF position

OIf 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 shuFoff switch to the OFF position

OIf the engine becomes flooded, see the Spark Plug Maintenance paragraph in the Maintenance section

of this manual Then pull the starter rope with the choke "OFF"

CAUTION: THE MUFFLER AND SUR-

ROUNDING AREAS BECOME HOT AF-

TER RUNNING THE ENGINE, AVOID

THESE AREAS,,

FUEL

MIXTURE

CHART (Mixture

24:1)

TO START THE ENGINE