OWNER'S MANUAL Command PRO HORIZONTAL CRANKSHAFT CH270 CH395 CH440
Congratulations Ȯȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȬ¢ǰȱȱ¢ǰȱȬȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȬȬȱ¢ȱȱȱǯǯǯȱȱ ȱȱǯǯǯ¢ȱ ¢ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢DZ ȱ Ȋȱ Ĝȱȱȱȱȱ¡ȱ ǰȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯ ȱ Ȋȱ ǰȱȬȱȱȱȱǰȱ¢ȱȱȱĞȱǯ ȱ Ȋȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ
Table of Contents Congratulations ................................................. 2 Safety Precautions .........................................3-5 Symbols Associated with This Product .......... 5 Control and Service Point Locations............... 6 Oil Recommendations....................................... 7 Oil Type.......................................................... 7 Fuel Recommendations .................................... 7 General Fuel Recommendations................... 7 Fuel Type .........
Safety Precautions (Continued) WARNING ¡ȱ ȱȱȱęȱȱ severe burns. ȱ ¡ȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱȱǯ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱ¡ȱǰȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱęȱǯ Explosive Fuel! ȱȱ¡¢ȱĚȱȱ its vapors can explode if ignited.
Safety Precautions (Continued) WARNING WARNING ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱǯ Rotating Parts can cause severe injury. ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯ ¢ȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ǯ Accidental Starts! Rotating Parts! ȱǯȱ ȱȱ can cause severe injury or death.
0XIÀHU Shield Fuel Tank Cap Air Cleaner 0XIÀHU Spark Plug Fuel Tank Throttle Lever Choke Lever On/Off Switch (If Equipped) Fuel Shut-Off Starter Handle Oil Fill Plug Dipstick Retractable Starter Serial and Data Label Oil Drain Plug Oil Drain Plug Figure 1. Control and Service Point Locations. E L P IMPORTANT ENGINE INFORMATION THIS ENGINE MEETS U.S. EPA PH2, EC STAGE II (SN:X) AND CA 2008 AND LATER EXH/EVP EMISSION REGS FOR SI SORE. EVP CODE:XX FAMILY TYPE APP DISPL. (CC) SPEC. NO.
Oil Recommendations ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¡¢ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ¢ȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ Oil Type ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ȱǻ ȱ ȱ Ǽȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱǯ RE CO M M E N D ED SA E V ISC OSIT Y GR A D
Operating Instructions Starting Also read the operating instructions of the equipment this engine powers.
ȱ řǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ DZ Stopping ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȮȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ Ȧ ěȱ ȱȱȱ"ON"ȱǻ ȱ ȱŞǼȱǯ On/Off Switch ȱ ŗǯȱ ȱǰȱȱȱǯ ȱ Řǯȱ ȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȈ Ȉȱȱ Ȉ Ȉȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱřŖȬŜŖȱǯȱ ȱ ȱŗŗǯ STOP SLOW STOP FAST (If Equipped) ON STOP Throttle Control Figure 8. Engine On/Off Switch.
Operating Angle of Operation ȱȱȱȱȱȱŘśǚȱ ȱŗȦŘȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ Ĵȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱřŖǚȱ ȱŗȦŘȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ
Maintenance Instructions ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ǰȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ¡ǰȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱ¢ȱȬȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ¢ȱ ȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ£ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ WARNING ȱ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱ
ȱ řǯȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱDzȱ ȱěȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱęȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱDo notȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱŗŞǯ ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱęȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱęȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱĚ ȱȱ ęȱǯȱ ȱ
Oil Sentry™ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ¢Ȝȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ ȱ ¢Ȝȱ ȱȱȱěȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǰȱȱȱ ȱǯ Precleaner (If Equipped) DZȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ¢Ȝǯ Service Precleaner and Air Cleaner Element Paper Element ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱ
ȱ Ŝǯȱ ȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȈȱȈȱȱȱ ȱŘśǯ ȱ ȱ ȱȈȱ ȱȈȱȱȱ ȱŘŜǯȱ Bail Bail DZȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȈȱ ȱ Ȉȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ ȱ ŝǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱĞȱȱ ȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱŘŚǯȱ Tabs Latch Latch Service Paper Element
Ignition System ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯȱ ȱȱ¢ȱ Ȧȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱ ȱȱ¢ǯ Wire Gauge Spark Plug ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯ Check Spark Plug ¢ȱȱ¢ȱŗŖŖȱȱȱǰȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱǰȱ
Fuel Valve ȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱęȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱȱęȱȱĚ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ Fuel Valve Screw ¢ȱŗŖŖȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯ Nuts WARNING Cover ¡ȱ ȱȱȱęȱ ȱȱǯ ȱȱęȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱ ŗǯȱ ȱȱǯ Screw Figure 29.
0XIÀHU 6FUHHQ ȱȱȱ ȱȱĝȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ǯ ¢ȱŗŖŖȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱĝȱȱ ȱȱȱ ǯ Screen 0XIÀHU Screen WARNING Hot Parts can cause severe burns.
Carburetor Troubleshooting and Adjustments DZȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱ Ğȱȱȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȬȬȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ¡ȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ¢ȱȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱȱ¡ȱřŝśŖȱ ȱȱ ȱ
Troubleshooting ȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ǰȱȱęǰȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱǯȱȱ ȱ¡ǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ¢ȱȱǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ǯ ȱȱĴȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǰȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱǯȱ ȱȱ ȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯ Possible Cause Problem No Fuel Improper Fuel Dirt In F
Major Repair Parts Ordering ȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱ¢ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱǯȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱȱȱǰȱǰȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱȱȱȱ ǯȱ ȱȱǰȱęǰȱȱȱȱ ȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱ ȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱ
LIMITED 3 YEAR CH270, CH395, CH440 COMMAND PRO ENGINE WARRANTY ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ȱȱȱ¢ȱ ȱ ǯȱ ȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱȱǻřǼȱ¢ȱȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱȱȱ ȱ ȱ ǯȂȱȱȱǯ ȱȱȱȱ ¢ȱȱ¡¢ȱǰȱȱȱǰȱȱȱȱȱȱȱ ȱ ǯǰȱ
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