Sears 536.886331 owner manual To Start Engine Recoil Starter, Frozen Recoil Starter

OPERATION

WITH ATHREE-WIRE POWER CORD AND

_1_ CAUTION:THIS STARTER IS EQUIPPED PLUG AND IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE

ON 120 VOLT AC HOUSEHOLD CUR- RENT. IT MUST BE PROPERLY GROUNDED AT ALL TIMES TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF EL EC- TRICAL SHOCK, WHICH MAY BE INJURIOUS TO

OPERATOR. FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AS SET FORTH IN THE "TO START

ENGINE" SECTION. DETERMINE THAT YOUR HOUSE WIRING IS A THREE-WIRE GROUNDED SYSTEM. ASK A LICENSED ELECTRICIAN IF YOU ARE NOT SURE. IF YOUR HOUSE WIRE SYSTEM

IS NOT A THREE-WIRE SYSTEM, DO NOT USE THIS ELECTRIC STARTER UNDER ANY CONDI- TIONS. IF YOUR SYSTEM IS GROUNDED AND A THREE-HOLE RECEPTACLE IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE POINT YOUR STARTER WILL NORMALLY BE USED, ONE SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY A

LICENSED ELECTRICIAN.

WHEN CONNECTING 120 VOLT AC POWER CORD, ALWAYS CONNECT THE CORD TO THE SWITCH BOX ON THE ENGINE FIRST, THEN PLUG THE OTHER END INTO THE THREE-HOLE GROUNDED RECEPTACLE.

WHEN DISCONNECTING POWER CORD, ALWAYS

UNPLUG THE END IN THE THREE-HOLE GROUNDED RECEPTACLE FIRST.

TO STOP ENGINE

•To stop engine, move the throttle control lever to STOP position and remove key. Keep the key in a safe place. The engine wilt not start without the key.

TO START ENGINE (Recoil Starter)

Be sure that the engine has sufficient oil. Before starting

the engine, be certain that you have read the following information:

COLD START (See FIG. 8)

•Be sure the auger drive and the traction drive levers are in the disengaged RELEASED position.

Move the throttle control up to RUN position.

Push t he key into the ignition slot. Be sure it snaps into place. Do not turn key. Remove the plastic bag and extra key.

Rotate choke control to FULL choke position.

Press the primer button in cold weather. Press two or three times, while keeping your finger over the vent hole on the primer button. Release finger between primes.Additional priming may be neces- sary for the first start if the temperature is below 15° F. Do not prime if temperature is above 50° F.

CAUTION: NEVER RUN ENGINE INDOORS OR IN ENCLOSED, POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ENGINE EXHAUST CONTAINS CARBON MON- OXIDE, AN ODORLESS AND DEADLY GAS. KEEP HANDS, FEET, HAIR AND LOOSE CLOTHING AWAY FROM ANY MOVING PARTS ON ENGINE AND SNOW THROWER. WARNING: TEMPERATURE OF MUFFLER AND NEARBY AREAS MAY EXCEED 150 '_F. AVOID

THESE AREAS.

DO NOTALLOW CHILDREN OR YOUNG TEEN- AGERS TO OPERATE OR BE NEAR SNOW THROWER WHILE IT IS OPERATING.

•Pull the starter handle rapidly. Do not allow the handle to snap back, but allow it to rewind slowly while keeping a firm hold on the starter handle

As the engine warms up and begins to operate evenly,

rotate the choke knob slowly to OFF position. If the engine falters, return to FULL choke, then slowly move to OFF choke position.

NOTE: Allow the engine to warm up for a few minutes because the engine will not develop full power until it reaches operating temperature.

•Runthe engine at or near thetop speed whenthrowing snow.

WARM START

If restarting a warm engine after a short shutdown, rotate

choke to OFF instead of FULL and do not push the primer button.

FROZEN RECOIL STARTER

If the starter is frozen and will not turn engine:

•Pull as much rope out of the starter as possible.

•Release the starter handle and let it snap back against the starter.

If the engine still fails to start, repeat. If continued attempts do not free starter, follow the electric starter procedures to start.

To help prevent possible freeze-up of recoil starter and engine controls, proceed as follows after each snow removal job.

With the engine running, pull the starter rope hard with a continuous full arm stroke three or four times Pulling of starter rope will produce a loud clattering sound. This is not harmful to the engine or starter

With the engine not running, wipe all snow and moisture from the carburetor cover in area of control levers. Also move throttle control, choke control, and starter handle several times.

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