OPERATION
HOW TO STOP THE ENGINE | mately two seconds between each push. | |||||
To stop the engine, release the engine stop | See Figure 10. |
|
|
| ||
|
|
|
|
| ||
lever. If the engine continues to run, move |
|
|
|
|
| |
the throttle control to the STOP position. |
|
|
|
|
| |
If the engine will not stop, hold a screwdriver |
|
|
|
|
| |
against the spark plug and against the en- |
|
|
|
|
| |
gine cooling fins. The spark will go to ground |
|
|
|
|
| |
and the engine will stop. |
|
|
|
|
| |
HOW TO START THE ENGINE |
|
|
|
|
| |
WARNING: When the engine |
|
|
|
|
| |
runs, the blade will rotate. To | Throttle |
|
|
| ||
prevent injury, keep hands and | Control |
|
|
| ||
feet away from blade. | Primer |
|
|
| ||
IMPORTANT: Before you start the engine, | Button |
| Figure 10 |
|
| |
|
|
| ||||
move the edger to the desired location. Op- |
|
|
|
|
| |
erate the controls several timer. Make sure |
|
|
|
|
| |
all controls move freely. | NOTE: Do not use the primer button to start | |||||
1. Check the oil. | ||||||
a warm engine. |
|
|
| |||
2. Fill the fuel tank with regular unleaded | 6. To start engine, hold the recoil starter | |||||
gasoline. Make sure the gasoline is | handle firmly with your right hand. | |||||
clean. Leaded gasoline will increase de- |
|
|
|
|
| |
posits and shorten the life of the valves. | 7. Quickly pull the recoil starter | handle. DO | ||||
NOTE: Do not use gasohol or methanol. Do | NOT allow the starter rope to snap back. | |||||
Let the starter rope slowly rewind. If en- | ||||||
not use premium unleaded gasoline. | ||||||
gine fails to start after three pulls, push | ||||||
WARNING: Always use a safety | ||||||
primer button two times and again pull | ||||||
gasoline container. Do not | the recoil starter handle. |
|
|
| ||
smoke when adding gasoline to | 8. If the engine does not start in 5 or 6 tries, | |||||
the fuel tank. When inside an enclo- | ||||||
sure, do not add gasoline. Before you | see the instructions in the “Trouble | |||||
add gasoline, stop the engine and let | Shooting Chart”. |
|
|
| ||
the engine cool for several minutes. |
|
|
|
|
| |
3. Make sure the spark plug wire is con- | WARNING: Never run the en- | |||||
gine indoors or in a poorly ven- | ||||||
nected to the spark plug. | ||||||
tilated area. Engine exhaust | ||||||
| ||||||
4. Pull the engine stop lever back to the EN- | contains carbon monoxide, an odorless | |||||
and deadly gas. Keep hands, feet, hair | ||||||
GAGED position. Hold the engine stop | ||||||
and loose clothing away from any mov- | ||||||
lever against the handle. | ||||||
ing parts. Avoid the muffler and sur- | ||||||
| ||||||
5. When starting a cold engine, push the | rounding areas. Temperatures can ex- | |||||
primer button five times. Wait approxi- | ceed 150 degrees. |
|
|
| ||
12 |
