Weed Eater 530087729 HOW to Stop Your Unit, Cold Engine Starting or Starting After Refueling

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HOW TO STOP YOUR UNIT

Push and hold the engine stop switch in the STOP or OFF position until the unit has fully stopped.

Choke lever

Trigger

Primer Bulb

Muffler

HOW TO START YOUR UNIT WARNING: The trimmer head will turn while starting the engine. A hot muffler can cause serious burns.

COLD ENGINE STARTING OR STARTING AFTER REFUELING

SSet unit on a flat surface.

SSlowly press the primer bulb 6 times.

SMove choke lever to FULL CHOKE posi-

tion.

S Squeeze the throttle trigger fully and hold through all remaining steps.

SPull starter rope handle sharply 6 times. S Move choke lever to HALF CHOKE posi-

tion.

S Pull starter rope handle no more than 6 pulls, until engine runs.

S Allow engine to run 10 seconds, then move choke lever to OFF CHOKE position.

RESTARTING A WARM ENGINE

SMove choke lever to OFF CHOKE position. S Pull starter rope handle until engine runs. S If engine does not start in 5 pulls, follow instructions in STARTING A COLD EN-

GINE.

OPERATING POSITION

ALWAYS WEAR:

 

 

 

 

Eye

 

 

 

 

Protection

Long Pants

Heavy Shoes

Cut from your right to your left.

ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE

Advance line by tapping the bottom of the cut- ting head lightly on the ground while engine is running at full speed. The metal Line Limiter blade attached to the shield will cut the line to the proper length.

REPLACING THE LINE

SPush and hold the engine stop switch in the stop/off position until the unit has fully stopped.

SDisconnect the spark plug lead wire.

SRemove spool by firmly pulling on tap but-

ton.

SClean entire surface of hub and spool.

SReplace with a pre-wound spool, or cut two lengths of 12-1/2feet of .080” (2 mm) diam- eter Weed Eaterr brand line. Never use wire, rope, string, etc., which can break off

and become a dangerous missile.

SInsert ends of the line about 1/2 inch (1 cm) into the small hole on the inside of spool.

Spool

Small

Holes

Line exit holes

 

Line in Notch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line in Notch

Hub

S Wind the line evenly and tightly onto the spool. Wind in the direction of the arrows found on the spool.

SPush the line into the notches, leaving 3 to 5

inches (7 -- 12 cm) unwound.

SInsert the line into the the exit holes in the hub as shown in the illustration.

SAlign the notches with the line exit hole.

SPush spool into hub until it snaps into place. S Pull the line extending outside of the hub to

release it from the notch.

We recommend all service and adjustments not listed in this manual be performed by an Authorized Service Dealer.

CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS

Your carburetor is equipped with limiter caps. Carburetor adjustment is a complicated task. We recommend that you take your unit to an Authorized Service Dealer. Damage will oc- cur if you turn the needles beyond the limiter stops.

IGNITION TIMING

The ignition timing is fixed, non-adjustable.

SPARK PLUG

Replace the spark plug yearly using a Cham- pion RCJ--8Y plug. Spark plug gap is 0.025”.

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