STARTING AND STOPPING

REWIND (MANUAL) STARTER

TO START ENGINE

OIL LEVEL

SEVERAL

TURNS

COUNTER-

CLOCKWISE

1/4 TURN

COUNTER CLOCKWISE

Fuel shut-off valves

Throttle

Choke

[1]Check oil level (see p.7).

[2]Open fuel shut-off valve (if equipped).

[3]Move throttle to FAST (if equipped). Operate engine with throttle in FAST.

[4]Move choke control lever to CHOKE.

Stop switches

[5] Move stop switch (if

equipped) to ON.

WARNING

[6]Grasp rope handle. Pull slowly until resistance is felt, then pull rapidly to start engine and avoid kickback.

[7]Let engine warm up. Choke Equipped: Move choke control lever toward RUN a short dis- tance at a time over sev- eral seconds in warm weather or minutes in cold weather. Let engine run smoothly before each change. Operate with choke in RUN.

TO STOP ENGINE

CAUTION: Do not stop engine by moving choke control to CHOKE. Backfire, fire or engine damage could occur.

Throttle

[1]Move throttle (if equipped) to SLOW, then OFF (if equipped).

Stop switches

[2] Move stop switch (if

equipped) to OFF.

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1/4 TURN

CLOCKWISE

SEVERAL TURNS

CLOCKWISE

Shut-off

valves

[3] Close fuel shut-off

valve.

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Briggs & Stratton 19E400 19F400 19G400 192400 196400 197400 250400 256400 257400 Starting and Stopping, To Start Engine