Operating the Engine
Positioning the Air-Cleaner Cover for
Cold or Warm Air Temperature
Important:
Running the engine with the air-cleaner
cover positioned for cold-weather operation in normal
conditions can damage the engine.
The air-cleaner cover has 2 positions: the cold or normal,
ambient air positions:
Adjust the air-cleaner cover as follows:
•
When operating in a
cold ambient air condition
(cold
air temperature and humidity)—position the air-cleaner
cover with snowflake decal facing out (
Note:
Use this position if your machine exhibits
carburetor icing. Symptoms include the engine runs
rough at idle or low speed, and it discharges black or
white smoke in the exhaust.
•
When operating in a
normal ambient air
condition
—position the air-cleaner cover with sun decal
facing out (
Note:
Use this position if your machine is not exhibiting
carburetor icing.
Figure 8
1.
Normal ambient air
position
2.
Cold ambient air position
Opening the Fuel-Shutoff Valve
Move the fuel-shutoff valve located below the choke, to the
right to turn on fuel (
Figure 9
1.
F
UEL
O
N
position
3.
Choke
2.
Fuel-shutoff valve
Starting the Engine
1.
On the right side of the engine, rotate the engine
On/Off switch clockwise to the O
N
position (
Figure 10
1.
Engine-recoil handle
3.
Engine switch (O
FF
position)
2.
Throttle
4.
Engine switch (O
N
position)
2.
On the rear, left side of the engine, move the choke
lever to the left to the O
N
position. On a warm engine,
leave the choke in the O
FF
position (
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