WARNING

 

WARNING

 

 

Engines give off carbon monoxide, an odorless, colorless, poison gas.

 

Unintentional sparking can result in fire or electric shock.

 

 

 

 

Breathing carbon monoxide can cause nausea, fainting or death.

 

Unintentional start-up can result in entanglement, traumatic

 

 

 

 

amputation, or laceration.

 

∙ Start and run engine outdoors.

 

Fire hazard

 

∙ Do not start or run engine in enclosed area, even if doors or windows are open.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

 

Before performing adjustments or repairs:

 

 

Rapid retraction of starter cord (kickback) will pull hand and arm

 

∙ Disconnect the spark plug wire and keep it away from the spark plug.

 

 

toward engine faster than you can let go.

 

∙ Disconnect battery at negative terminal (only engines with electric start.)

 

 

Broken bones, fractures, bruises or sprains could result.

 

∙ Use only correct tools.

 

∙ When starting engine, pull the starter cord slowly until resistance is felt and then

 

∙ Do not tamper with governor spring, links or other parts to increase engine

 

 

speed.

 

pull rapidly to avoid kickback.

 

 

 

∙ Replacement parts must be of the same design and installed in the same

 

∙ Remove all external equipment/engine loads before starting engine.

 

 

 

position as the original parts. Other parts may not perform as well, may damage

 

∙ Direct-coupled equipment components such as, but not limited to, blades,

 

 

 

the unit, and may result in injury.

 

impellers, pulleys, sprockets, etc., must be securely attached.

 

 

 

∙ Do not strike the flywheel with a hammer or hard object because the flywheel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

may later shatter during operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When testing for spark:

 

 

WARNING

 

∙ Use approved spark plug tester.

 

 

Rotating parts can contact or entangle hands, feet, hair, clothing, or

 

∙ Do not check for spark with spark plug removed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

accessories.

 

 

 

 

Traumatic amputation or severe laceration can result.

 

 

∙ Operate equipment with guards in place.

 

∙ Keep hands and feet away from rotating parts.

Reproduction

∙ Tie up long hair and remove jewelry.

 

∙ Do not wear loose-fitting clothing, dangling drawstrings or items that could

become caught.

 

WARNING

Running engines produce heat. Engine parts, especially muffler, become extremely hot.

Severe thermal burns can occur on contact.Combustible debris, such as leaves, grass, brush, etc. can catch fire.

∙ Allow muffler, engine cylinder and fins to cool before touching.

∙ Remove accumulated debris from muffler area and cylinder area.

∙ It is a violation of California Public Resource Code, Section 4442, to use or operate the engine on any forest-covered, brush-covered, or grass-cove ed land unless the exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester, as defined in Section 4442, maintained in effective working order. Other states or fede al jurisdictions may have similar laws. Contact the original equipment manufacturer, retailer, or dealer to obtain a spark arrester sign d for the exhaust system installed on this engine.

 

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