Operator's Manual

•Cleanstheenginewhileitruns.
•Eliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuel
system,whichcauseshardstartingAddthecorrect
amountofgasstabilizer/conditionertothegas.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethe
chanceofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,usefuel
stabilizeratalltimes.
Gasoline/Alcoholblends
Gasohol(upto10percentethylalcohol,90percent
unleadedgasolinebyvolume)isapprovedforfueluse
bytheenginemanufacturer.Othergasoline/alcohol
blendsarenotapproved.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Shuttheengineoffandsetthemotioncontrolsto
theneutralpositionandengageparkingbrake.
2.Cleanaroundthefueltankcapandremovethecap.
3.Addunleadedregulargasolineuntilthebodyofthe
tankisfullbutfueldoesnotlltheneckofthe
tank(Figure8).Thisspaceintheneckofthetank
allowsgasolinetoexpand.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
Figure8
1.Gastankopening3.Gastankbody
2.Filltohere,approximately
4.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.Wipeupany
gasolinethatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertothe
CheckingtheOilLevelsectioninEngineMaintenance.
StartingtheEngine
1.Sitdownontheseatandmovethemotioncontrols
outwardtotheneutralpositionandengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Disengagethebladesbymovingthebladecontrol
switchtoOff(Figure9).
Figure9
1.Controlpanel2.Bladecontrolswitch—Off
position
3.Movethethrottlelevertomidwayandthe
chokeleverforwardbeforestartingacoldengine
(Figure10).
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.
Figure10
1.Controlpanel
4.Throttle—slow
2.Choke—on5.Throttle—fast
3.Choke–off
4.TurntheignitionkeytoStarttoenergizethestarter.
Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey(Figure11).
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostart,allowa60secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
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