Poulan 530087984 operating instructions How To Stop Your Unit

HOW TO STOP YOUR UNIT

Push and hold the engine stop switch in the

STOP or OFF position until the unit has fully stopped.

Choke Lever

Muffler

Trigger

Primer Bulb

HOW TO START YOUR UNIT WARNING: The trimmer head will turn while starting the engine. A hot muffler can cause serious burns.

COLD ENGINE STARTING OR STARTING AFTER REFUELING

SSet unit on a flat surface.

SSlowly press the primer bulb 6 times.

SMove choke lever to FULL CHOKE posi- tion.

SSqueeze the throttle trigger fully and hold through all remaining steps.

SPull starter rope handle sharply 6 times.

S Move choke lever to HALF CHOKE posi- tion.

S Pull starter rope handle no more than 6

pulls, until engine runs.

S Allowenginetorun10seconds,thenmove choke lever to OFF CHOKE position.

RESTARTING A WARM ENGINE

SMovechokelever toOFF CHOKEposition.

S Pull starter rope handle until engine runs. S If engine does not start in 5 pulls, follow instructions in STARTING A COLD EN-

GINE.

OPERATING POSITION

ALWAYS WEAR:	Eye
	Protection

Long Pants

Heavy Shoes

Cut from your right to your left.

ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE

Advancelineby tappingthebottomofthecut-

tingheadlightly onthe groundwhile engineis running at full speed. The metal Line Limiter

blade attached to the shieldwill cutthe lineto the proper length.

REPLACING THE LINE

SPushandholdtheenginestopswitch inthe STOP/OFF position until the unit has fully

stopped.

SDisconnect the spark plug lead wire.

SRemove spool by firmly pulling on tapbut- ton.

SClean entire surface of hub and spool.

SReplacewithapre-woundspool,or cuttwo lengths of12-1/2feetof.080” (2 mm) diam- eter Poulanr brand line. Never use wire,

rope, string, etc., which can break off and become a dangerous missile.

SInsertends ofthelineabout 1/2inch (1cm) into the small hole on the inside of spool.

Spool

Small

Holes

Line exit holes Line in Notch

Line in Notch

Hub

SWind the line evenly and tightly onto the spool. Wind in the direction of the arrows found on the spool.

SPushthelineintothenotches,leaving3to5 inches (7 - 12 cm) unwound.

SInsert the line into the the exit holes in the hub as shown in the illustration.

SAlign the notches with the line exit hole.

S Pushspoolintohubuntilitsnaps intoplace. S Pull the line extendingoutside ofthe hubto

release it from the notch.

Werecommend allservice andadjustments

not listed in this manual be performed by an Authorized Service Dealer.

CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS

Your carburetor is equippedwithlimitercaps.

Carburetoradjustmentisacomplicatedtask. We recommend that youtake your unit toan

Authorized Service Dealer. Damage will oc- cur if you turn the needles beyond thelimiter

stops.

IGNITION TIMING

The ignition timing is fixed, non-adjustable.

SPARK PLUG

Replacethespark plugyearly usingaCham- pion RCJ- 8Y plug. Spark plug gap is .025”.

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