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1. Place the
fuel valve lever
(Figure 11) in the "ON" position.
Figure 11. Fuel Valve Lever
2. Place the
Engine ON/OFF switch
(Figure 12) in the "ON"
position.
Figure 12. Engine ON/Off Switch
3. Place the
Choke Lever
(Figure 13) in the "OPEN" position.
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The
CLOSED
position of the
choke lever enriches the fuel
mixture for starting a
COLD
engine. The
OPEN
position
provides the correct fuel mixture
for normal operation after
starting, and for restarting a
warm engine.
Figure 13. Choke Lever
4. Place the
throttle lever
(Figure 14) halfway between
fast
and
slow
.
Figure 14. Throttle Lever
5. Grasp the starter grip (Figure 15) and slowly pull it out. The
resistance becomes the hardest at a certain position, corre-
sponding the compression point. Rewind the rope a little from
that point and pull out sharply.
Figure 15. Starter Grip
MVC-64H/HW — INITIAL START-UP
NOTE
DO NOT
attempt to operate the plate compactor
until the Safety, General Information and
Inspection sections of this manual have been
read and thoroughly understood
.
Caution - Read Manual
DO NOT
pull the starter rope all the way to the end.
DO NOT
release the starter rope after pulling. Allow it to
rewind as soon as possible.
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Caution - Starter Rope
