Ryobi 990r manual STARTING/STOPPING Instructions, Throttle Trigger, Position, Rope

STARTING/STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS

1.CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IN THE CRANKCASE, AND PUT THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE "RUN" (I) POSITION. See Figure 20 for the location of the ignition switch.

2.FULLY PRESS AND RELEASE THE PRIMER BULB 5 TO 7 TIMES. See Fig. 21 for the primer bulb location.

3.PLACE THE CHOKE LEVER IN THE FULL “CHOKE” POSITION. See Fig. 21.

NOTE: For a warm engine, go directly to Step 5 (place the choke lever directly in the "PARTIAL" choke position). See Fig. 21.

4.WITH THE UNIT ON THE GROUND, PULL THE STARTER ROPE QUICKLY UNTIL THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO RUN (no more than 5 pulls). See Fig. 22.

5.PLACE THE CHOKE LEVER IN THE

“PARTIAL” POSITION (Fig. 21). PULL THE STARTER ROPE QUICKLY UNTIL THE ENGINE STARTS (no more than 5 pulls). See Fig. 22.

6.If the engine does not start, repeat steps 2 to 5.

7.RUN THE ENGINE FOR 30 SECONDS, WITH THE THROTTLE LEVER FULLY SQUEEZED (Fig. 20), TO WARM UP. PLACE THE CHOKE LEVER IN THE “RUN” POSITION (Fig. 21).

NOTE: In colder weather, run the engine for 2 to 3 minutes to warm up.

8.TO STOP THE ENGINE, PUT THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE "STOP" (O) POSITION. See Fig. 20.

NOTE: When storing the unit, place the unit flat on the floor instead of hanging it by the guard or the cutting head (Fig. 19).

Fig. 19

Ignition Switch

STOP

(O)

RUN

(I)

Throttle Trigger

Fig. 20

CHOKE	RUN
	Position
LEVER
	PARTIAL
	CHOKE
	Position
	FULL
	CHOKE
	Position
	PRIMER
	BULB

Fig. 21

Starter

Rope

Throttle

Trigger

Fig. 22

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