PAGE 18 — MVC-82VH/VHW PLATE COMPACTOR • OPERATION AND PARTS MANUAL — REV. #1 (04/25/08)

OPERATION

INITIAL START-UP
1. Place the
fuel valve lever
(Figure 9) in the "ON"
position.
Figure 9. Fuel Valve Lever
Figure 10. Engine ON/Off Switch
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Figure 11. Choke Lever

CAUTION — Read Manual

DO NOT attempt to run the compactor
until the Safety and Initial Start-up sections
have been read and understood.
2. Place the
Engine ON/OFF switch
(Figure 10) in the
"ON" position.
3. Place the
Choke Lever
(Figure 11) in the "OPEN"
position.
The CLOSED position of the choke lever
enriches the fuel mixture for starting a
COLD engine. The OPEN position
provides the correct fuel mixture for
normal operation after starting, and for
restarting a warm engine.
Figure 12. Throttle Lever
Figure 13. Starter Grip
4. Place the
throttle lever
(Figure 12) halfway between
fast
and
slow
.
5. Grasp the starter grip (Figure 13) and slowly pull it out.
The resistance becomes the hardest at a certain
position, corresponding the compression point. Rewind
the rope a little from that point and pull out sharply.

CAUTION — Starter Rope

DO NOT pull the starter rope all the way to the end
DO NOT release the starter rope after pulling. Allow it
to rewind as soon as possible.