13
5. Place the machine on the ground.
Grip the engine cover with your left
hand and the starter handle with
your right hand. See Figure 12.
6. Pull the starter handle slowly
toward you until you feel the starter
mechanism engage.
7. Start the trimmer by pulling the
starting handle rapidly outward.
Choke
Open
Figure 12
Choke
Closed
Figure 11
4.
(Cold Engine Only)
Move the choke lever
forward
to
the “closed” position to choke the
engine. See Figure 11.
Figure 13
When the engine starts or fires–
WARNING!
The cutting attachment will move
when the engine accelerates!
CAUTION!
Do not pull the recoil starter to the
end of the rope travel. Pulling the
recoil starter to the end of the rope
travel can damage the starter.
8. Open the choke by moving the
choke lever
backward
toward the
fuel tank, if it isn't open already.
See Figure 13.
9. If the engine does not continue to
run, repeat the appropriate starting
procedures for a cold or warm
engine.
10.When the engine starts, clear
excess fuel from the combustion
chamber by accelerating the engine
several times with the throttle
lever.
11.Operating the throttle will automati-
cally disengage the fast idle setting.
If the engine does not start–
■
Repeat the appropriate starting
procedure for a cold or warm
engine.
■
If the engine still fails to start, use
the procedures for “Starting a
Flooded Engine,” (next page).
OPERATION
Starting The Engine (cont.)
16
General Maintenance
IMPORTANT!
MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT
OR REPAIR OF EMISSION CON-
TROL DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
MAY BE PERFORMED BY ANY
REPAIR ESTABLISHMENT OR
INDIVIDUAL; HOWEVER, WAR-
RANTY REPAIRS MUST BE PER-
FORMED BY A DEALER OR SER-
VICE CENTER AUTHORIZED BY
SHINDAIWA KOGYO CO., LTD. THE
USE OF PARTS THAT ARE NOT
EQUIVALENT IN PERFORMANCE
AND DURABILITY TO AUTHO-
RIZED PARTS MAY IMPAIR THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EMIS-
SION CONTROL SYSTEM AND MAY
HAVE A BEARING ON THE OUT-
COME OF A WARRANTY CLAIM.
WARNING!
Before performing any mainte-
nance, repair or cleaning work on
the UNIT, make sure the engine
and cutting attachment are
completely stopped. Disconnect
the spark plug wire before per-
forming service or maintnenance
work.
WARNING!
Non-standard parts may not
operate properly with your unit and
may cause damage and lead to
personal injury.
NOTE:
Using non-standard replacement parts
could invalidate your Shindaiwa
warranty.
MAINTENANCE