Access panel
screws
/
Never run the engine without
the
ai
r
cleaner. Rapid engine wear
will
result from
contaminants,
such
as dust
and dirt, being drawn through the carburettor,
into
the en
g
ine
.
It
is
normal for
a
little oil
to
appear under the air filter box if the generator is running
for a
long period of
time,
or
a lot of oil is in the engine. Wipe up
excess
oil after each use and
after
s
topping the generator.
S
GENERATOR USE
5.1
Starting the engine
&.
Before starting the eng
i
ne, disconnect any load from
t
h
e DC
r
eceptac
l
e
.
1. Turn
t
h
e fuel
cap
lever fully
clockwise
to the
ON position.
2. Set
the
fuel valve
in
the
"ON'·-position.
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16
Turn the fuel
valve knob to
the ON position
3.
To
start
a
c
o
l
d
motor
shove the choke lever
all
the way
to
the left. To
restart a
hot
motor
set the
choke lever half-way.
C
h
o
o
s
i
n
g
t
h
e
r
i
g
h
t c
hok
e
p
o
s
i
ti
o
n
is the
key
to
s
t
a
rt
i
n
g
the
motor.
You
m
a
y
have to
pr
a
c
t
i
s
e
a
few times
to use
the choke correctly.
Running
Shove
the choke
co
mp
l
e
t
el
y
to
the
right
to restart a
hot motor.
Shove the choke to
about halfway
to
restart
a wa
r
m
m
o
t
o
r
.
&.
A
h
o
t
motor will not start
if
t
h
e
r
e
is too much fuel
In
the cylinder. If this
!
h
app
e
n
s
, wait
fi
v
e
to
ten
minutes before
tryi
n
g again,
Shove t
h
e
choke
completely
to
the right
and
the
motor should start.
4.
Put
the
electric start key into
engine
switch, a
n
d
tum
it to
"ON"
position.
STOI'
O�
Electric start key
5.
Pull
s
l
i
g
h
tly
on
t
h
e
start
cord
until
you
feel resistance and then
yank hard and
s
w
i
ft
l
y
.
Do
n
o
t
let the
start cord retract by itself: guide it back by hand.
Hold the
carrying handle
firmly to prevent the
g
e
n
e
r
a
to
r from
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
over
when
you
pull the
start cord.
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age
l
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