Operator's Manual

Fill the fuel tank with fresh unleaded regular g asoline from
a major name-brand ser vice station ( Figure 17 ).
Important: T o r educe star ting pr oblems, add fuel
sta biliz er to the fuel all season, mixing it with gasoline
less than 30 days old. Do not add oil to the gasoline.
Figure 17
Starting the Engine
1. Connect the spark plug wire ( Figure 18 ).
Figure 18
2. Mo v e the throttle to the F ast position ( Figure 19 ).
Figure 19
3. R otate the fuel shutoff v alv e countercloc kwise to open
it ( Figure 20 ).
Figure 20
4. R otate the c hok e to the On position ( Figure 21 ).
Figure 21
5. Inser t the ignition k ey ( Figure 22 ).
Figure 22
6. Fir mly push in the primer 3 times with y our thumb ,
holding the primer in for a second before releasing it
eac h time ( Figure 23 ).
Figure 23
Note: T ak e y our glo v e off when y ou push in the
primer so that air cannot escape from the primer hole .
Note: Priming ex cessi v ely ma y flood the engine and
prev ent it from star ting .
7. Pull the recoil star ter ( Figure 24 ).
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