Operator's Manual

Table Of Contents
OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastandSlow
positions(Figure12).
Alwaysusethefastpositionwhenturningonthemowerdeck
withtheblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure12
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostarttheengine.
2.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure13).
3.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechokeafter
theenginehasstarted(Figure13).
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2
Figure13
1.Onposition2.Offposition
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure14).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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Figure14
2.Turntheignitionkeytostoptostoptheengine.
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