4.
Install the handle knobs and tighten them firmly
by hand.
2
Installing the Recoil-Starter
Rope in the Rope Guide
No Parts Required
Procedure
Important:
To start the engine safely and easily
whenever you use the machine, install the
recoil-starter rope in the rope guide.
Hold the blade-control bar to the upper handle and
pull the recoil-starter rope through the rope guide on
the handle (
).
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Figure 6
1.
Recoil-starter rope
2.
Rope guide
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Filling the Engine with Oil
No Parts Required
Procedure
Important:
Your machine does not come with oil
in the engine. Before starting the engine, fill the
engine with oil.
Engine Oil Specifications
Engine oil capacity
0.44 L (15 fl oz)
Oil viscosity
SAE 30 or SAE 10W-30
detergent oil
API service classification
SJ or higher
1.
Move the machine to a level surface.
2.
Remove the dipstick by rotating the cap
counterclockwise and pulling it out (
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Figure 7
1.
Full
3.
Add
2.
High
3.
Carefully pour about 3/4 of the engine capacity
of oil into the oil-fill tube.
4.
Wait 3 minutes for the oil to settle in the engine.
5.
Wipe the dipstick clean with a clean cloth.
6.
Insert the dipstick into the oil-fill tube, then
remove the dipstick.
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