Operator's Manual

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1.Fillopening3.Fuel
2.Baseofllerneck,DO
NOTFILLPASTHERE
4.Emptyspaceforfuel
expansion.
Important:DoNotoverllfueltank.Fill
thefueltanktothebottomofthellerneck.
Theemptyspaceinthetankallowsthefuelto
expand.Overllingmayresultinfuelleakage
ordamagetotheengineoremissionsystem.
3.Installthefueltankcapsecurelyandtightenuntilit
“clicks”.Wipeupanygasolinethatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoChecking
theOilLevelintheEngineMaintenancesection.
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitdownontheseatandmovethemotioncontrols
outwardtotheparkposition.
2.Disengagethebladesbymovingthebladecontrol
switchtoOff(
Figure12)
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1.Controlpanel2.Bladecontrolswitch—Off
position
3.PullupontheChokecontrolbeforestartingacold
engine(Figure13).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
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Figure13
1.Controlpanel4.Continuousvariable
setting
2.Throttle
5.Slow
3.Fast
6.Chokecontrol
4.TurntheignitionkeytoStarttoenergizethestarter.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey(Figure14).
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than10secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostart,allowa60secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscandamagethestartermotor.
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