Curtis Dyna-Fog BLACKHAWK 2620, Instruction Manual

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STARTING THE ENGINE
1. Verify that the 3-way valve has been rotated to the purge position.
2. Lift the ON/OFF Control and place it in the “ON” position.
WARNING
DO NOT LEAVE THE MACHINE UNATTENDED WITH THE ON/OFF CONTROL IN THE ON
POSITION, ESPECIALLY IF THE MACHINE HAS BEEN RUNNING. IF THE ENGINE IS HOT AND
THE ON-OFF CONTROL IS IN THE ON POSITION, THE MACHINE MAY SELF-START.
3. Press and hold the Ignition Switch and listen for the audible buzzing or clicking sound of the
Electronic Ignition firing the Spark Plug.
4. Depress and release the “Primer Bulb” repeatedly until the fuel is visible in the Bulb. Once fuel
reaches the Bulb, depress and release the Bulb (3) times for a “cold engine”, (1) time for restarting a
“hot engine”. (See Page 9 for starting conditions.)
CAUTION
Excessively depressing the primer bulb will flood the engine.
WARNING
FLOODING MAY RESULT IN A LOUD EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND CAUSE SOME SMALL
AMOUNT OF FLAME TO BE EMITTED FROM THE DISCHARGE (EXHAUST) END OF THE
ENGINE.
CAUTION
If flame emits from the discharge (exhaust) end of the engine tube, the engine is flooded.
STOP. See the following page on STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE.
5. Simultaneously press and hold the Ignition and Air Switches until the Engine begins to start.
6. Once the engine starts, release the Air Switch and continue depressing the Ignition Switch, until
the Engine runs smoothly.
If the Engine has not started within approximately 40 seconds, repeat steps 4,5,6.
If the Engine does not start, and the sound of the Electronic Ignition is not heard, release the
IGNITION SWITCH and proceed to the TROUBLE SHOOTING section of the manual.
NOTE
“Flooded” , means that the fuel-air mixture around the spark plug has become too rich (too much
fuel for the amount of air available) to ignite.
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