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NOTE:
Unit must be placed on its side when
adding fuel (see illustration below).
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
D
To stop the engine, move the throttle lever
to the STOP position.
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
WARNING:
You MUST make sure the
tubes are secure before using the unit.
D
Fuel engine. Move at least 3 meters away
from the fueling site.
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Hold the unit in the starting position as
shown. Make sure the blower end is di-
rected away from people, animals, glass,
and solid objects.
Blower
Vacuum
STARTING POSITION
WARNING:
When starting engine,
hold the unit as illustrated. Do not set unit on
any surface except a clean, hard area when
starting engine or while engine is running. De-
bris such as gravel, sand, dust, grass, etc.
could be picked up by the air intake and
thrown out through the discharge opening,
damaging the unit or property, or causing seri-
ous injury to bystanders or the operator.
STARTING A COLD ENGINE (or a
warm engine after running out of fuel)
1. Move throttle lever to the
position.
2. Move choke lever to the FULL CHOKE
position.
3. Slowly press the primer bulb 8 times.
Throttle Lever
Choke Lever
Primer Button
4. Pull starter rope sharply until engine at-
tempts to run, but no more than 5 pulls (be-
low 0
_
C, 8 pulls).
NOTE:
If engine attempts to start before the
5
th
pull, go to next step immediately.
5. Move the choke lever to the HALF
CHOKE position.
6. Pull the starter rope sharply until the en-
gine runs, but no more than 5 pulls (below
0
_
C, 10 pulls).
7. Run engine for 5 seconds, then move
choke lever to the RUN position.
8. Allow the unit to run for 30 more seconds
at the RUN position before moving the
throttle lever to the
position.
If engine has not started after 5 pulls (at HALF
CHOKE), repeat STARTING A COLD EN-
GINE procedure. If engine still does not start,
proceed to STARTING A FLOODED EN-
GINE.
9. To stop the engine, move the throttle lever
to the STOP position.
STARTING A WARM ENGINE
1. Move throttle lever to the
position.
2. Pull starter rope sharply until engine runs
but no more than 5 pulls.
NOTE:
If engine has not started, pull starter
rope 5 more pulls. If engine still does not run,
it is probably flooded.
3. To stop the engine, move the throttle lever
to the STOP position.
STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE
Flooded engines can be started by placing
the choke lever in the RUN position. Move
throttle lever to the fast position
; then,
pull rope until engine starts. After engine
starts, move the throttle lever to the slow posi-
tion
to allow engine to idle.
Starting could require pulling the starter rope
many times depending on how badly the unit is
flooded.
If unit still doesn’t start, refer to the TROUBLE-
SHOOTING TABLE or contact an authorized
service dealer.