Poulan FL1500 manual Starting A Cold Engine Or A, Warm Engine That Has Run Out, Of Fuel, Position

		STARTING A COLD ENGINE OR A
		WARM ENGINE THAT HAS RUN OUT
		OF FUEL
	Eye	S Move choke lever 1			to FULL CHOKE.
	Protection	S Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
		S Move throttle lever 3			to the	position.
		S Sharply pull starter handle until engine at-
		tempts to run. NO MORE THAN 5 PULLS.
		S Move choke lever 1 to 1/2 CHOKE. Pull
		starter rope sharply until engine runs.
		NOTE: If engine has not started after 5
		pulls, repeat all of the above steps.
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE		S After a 10 second warm-up, move the
		choke lever		1 to CHOKE OFF.
D Move the throttle lever 3 to the STOP
		S Move throttle lever to			for low speed.
position.
D If engine does not stop, move the choke		S To stop engine, move the throttle lever
lever 1 to Full Choke.		3	to the STOP position.
		NOTE: If engine does not stop, move
	Starting	choke lever to FULL CHOKE.
	Position	STARTING A WARM ENGINE THAT
		HAS NOT RUN OUT OF FUEL
		S Move the choke lever 1 to the CHOKE
		OFF position.
		S Move throttle lever 3			to the	position.
		S Pull starter handle sharply until engine
		runs.
		NOTE: If engine does not run after 5
STARTING YOUR ENGINE		pulls, follow information provided under
You MUST make sure the tube is secure be-		“Starting a cold engine or a warm engine
fore using the unit.		that has run out of fuel.”
D Fuel engine. Move at least 10 feet (3 meters)		DIFFICULT STARTING OR STARTING
away from the fueling site.		A FLOODED ENGINE
D Hold the unit in the starting position as		Flooded engines can be started by placing the
shown. Make sure the blower end is directed		choke lever 1		in the CHOKE OFF position
away from people, animals, glass, and solid		and the throttle lever 3			in the	position;
objects.
WARNING: When starting engine,		then, pull the starter handle sharply to clear
		the engine of excess fuel. This could require
hold the unit as illustrated. Do not set unit on pulling the starter handle many times depend-
any surface except a clean, hard area when		ing on how badly the unit is flooded. If the unit
starting engine or while engine is running. De- still			does	not	start,	refer	to
bris such as gravel, sand, dust, grass, etc.		TROUBLESHOOTING			TABLE	or	call
could be picked up by the air intake and thrown		1-800-554-6723.
out through the discharge opening, damaging

the unit or property, or causing serious injury to bystanders or the operator.

Primer

Bulb

Throttle
Lever 3	Choke Lever 1

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