Weed Eater 25 HO SST How To Start Your Unit, Cold Engine Starting Or Starting After Refueling

HOW TO START YOUR UNIT

Choke Lever

Muffler

Trigger

Primer Bulb

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.

S Move choke lever to FULL CHOKE position.

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 position.

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

ENGINE.

OPERATING POSITION

ALWAYS WEAR:

Eye Protection

Long Pants

Heavy Shoes

Cut from your right to your left.

ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE

Advance line by tapping the bottom of the

cutting head lightly on the ground while engine is runningat fullspeed. A metalblade

attached to the shield will cut the line to the proper length.

REPLACING THE LINE

SPushandholdtheenginestopswitch inthe STOP/OFF position until the unit has fully

stopped.

SDisconnect the spark plug lead wire.

S Remove spool by firmly pulling on tap button.

SClean entire surface of hub and spool.

SReplacewithapre-woundspool,or cuttwo lengths of 12-1/2feet of .080” (2 mm) diameter Weed Eater r brand line. Never

usewire,rope,string,etc.,whichcanbreak 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. Adjusting the carburetor is a complicated

task. Werecommendthat youtake your unit toanAuthorizedServiceDealer.Damagewill

occur if you turn the needles beyond the limiter stops.

IGNITION TIMING

The ignition timing is fixed, non- adjustable.

SPARK PLUG

Replace the spark plug yearly using a

Champion RCJ- 8Y plug. Spark plug gap is

.025”.

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