Weed Eater 530087641 Cold Engine Starting or Starting After Refueling, Restarting a Warm Engine

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

SMovechokelevertoOFFCHOKEposition.

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 Protectio

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 Weed Eaterr brand line. Never use

wire,rope,string,etc., whichcan 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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