OPERATION
ENGINE STOP LEVER |
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Release the engine stop lever and the engine |
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| gasoline container. Do not smoke | |||||||||
and the blade will automatically stop. To run |
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| when adding gasoline to the fuel | |||||||||
the engine, hold the engine stop lever in the |
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| tank. When inside an enclosure, | |||||||||
Operating position (Figure 8). |
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| do not add gasoline. Before you | |||||||||
Before you start the engine, operate the en- |
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| add gasoline, stop the engine and | |||||||||
gine stop lever several times. Make sure the |
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| let the engine cool for several | |||||||||
cable moves easily. |
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| minutes. | |||||||||
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| 3. Make sure the spark plug wire is con- | ||||||||||
Operating Position |
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| nected to the spark plug. | ||||||||||
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| 4. | The primer button is on the side of the en- | ||||||||||
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| gine (Figure 9). Push the primer button. | |||||||||
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| Every time you push the primer button, | |||||||||
Engine Stop |
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| wait two seconds. For the number of times | |||||||||
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| required to push the primer button, see | ||||||||||
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Figure 8 |
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HOW TO STOP THE ENGINE |
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To stop the engine, release the engine stop |
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lever. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug |
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| Primer Button |
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to prevent the engine from starting. |
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| Figure 9 |
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If the engine will not stop, hold a screwdriver |
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| NOTE: Do not use the primer button to | ||||||||||||
against the spark plug and against the engine |
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cooling fins. The spark will go to ground and |
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the engine will stop. Before you start the en- | 5. | Stand behind the mower (Figure 10). Use | |||||||||||
gine, check the engine stop cable. Make sure | |||||||||||||
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| one hand to hold the engine stop lever in | |||||||||||
the engine stop cable is assembled correctly. |
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| the operating position as shown. Use the | |||||||||||
Before you operate the unit, replace a bent or |
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| other hand to hold the | |||||||||||
damaged engine stop cable. |
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HOW TO START ENGINE |
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| structed or caught between the upper and | ||||||||||
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| lower handles.Rapidly pull the recoil- | |||||||||
WARNING: The blade will rotate |
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when the engine runs. |
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IMPORTANT: Before you start the engine, |
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operate the engine stop lever several |
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times. Make sure the engine stop cable |
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| Hold the engine |
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moves freely. |
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| stop lever in the |
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NOTE: The engine design does not include |
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| operating postion. |
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a throttle control or an engine speed ad- |
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justment. The engine is set at the best |
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speed for cutting grass, bagging grass, |
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and for extended engine life. |
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1. Check the oil. |
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2. Fill the fuel tank with regular unleaded |
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gasoline. Make sure the gasoline is clean. |
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Leaded gasoline will increase deposits |
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and shorten the life of the valves. |
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NOTE: Do not use gasohol or methanol. Do |
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not use premium unleaded gasoline. |
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