Stopping Your Engine, Starting Your Engine

WARNING: Remove fuel cap slowly when refueling.

This engine is certified to operate on un- leaded gasoline. Gasoline must be mixed with a good quality synthetic 2--cycle air-- cooled engine oil designed to be mixed at a ratio of 40:1. Poulan/Weed Eater brand syn- thetic oil is recommended. (A 40:1 ratio is ob- tained by mixing 3.2 ounces of oil with 1 gallon of unleaded gasoline). When mixing fuel fol- low the instructions printed on the container. Always read and follow the safety rules under

HANDLE FUEL WITH CAUTION.

IMPORTANT

Experience indicates that alcohol blended fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol or methanol) can attract moisture which leads to separation and formation of acids during stor- age. Acidic gas can damage the fuel system of an engine while in storage. To avoid engine problems, empty the fuel system before stor- age 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.

STOPPING YOUR ENGINE

DTo stop the engine, move the throttle lever to the STOP position.

STARTING YOUR ENGINE

D Fuel engine. Move at least 10 feet (3 me- ters) away from the fueling site.

D Hold the unit in the starting position as shown. Make sure the blower end is di- rected away from people, animals, glass, and solid objects.

STARTING

POSITION

WARNING: When starting engine, hold the unit as illustrated. Do not set unit on any surface except a clean, hard area when starting engine or while engine 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, damaging the unit or property, or causing serious injury to bystanders or the operator.

STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or a warm engine after running out of fuel)

S	Move throttle lever to the	position.
S	Move choke lever to the FULL CHOKE
	position.

SSlowly press the primer bulb 6 times.

Primer

Bulb

	Throttle	Choke Lever
	Lever	Choke Lever
	Lever

S Pull starter rope sharply until engine at- tempts to run, but no more than 5 pulls.

SMove choke lever to 1/2 CHOKE. Pull start- er rope sharply until engine runs.

NOTE: If engine has not started after 5 pulls, repeat all of the above steps.

S After a 10 second warm-up, move the choke lever to CHOKE OFF.

NOTE: Move throttle lever to the posi- tion for low speed.

S To stop engine, move the throttle lever to the STOP position.

NOTE: If engine does not stop, move choke lever to FULL CHOKE.

STARTING A WARM ENGINE

S Move throttle lever to the

position.

SMove the choke lever to the CHOKE OFF

position.

S Pull starter handle sharply until engine runs.

NOTE: If engine does not run after 5 pulls, repeat STARTING A COLD ENGINE proce- dure.

DIFFICULT STARTING (or starting a flooded engine)

Flooded engines can be started by placing the choke lever in the CHOKE OFF position and the

throttle lever to the

position; then, pull the

starter handle sharply to clear the engine of ex- cess fuel. This could require pulling the starter handle many times depending on how badly the unit is flooded. If the unit still does not start, refer to TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE or call 1-800-554-6723.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

The warranty on this unit does not cover items that have been subjected to operator abuse or negligence. To receive full value from the warranty, the operator must maintain unit as instructed in this manual. Various adjust- ments will need to be made periodically to properly maintain your unit.

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