Before Starting Engine
Engine Oil
Theengineisshippedwithoilinit.Checktheo11levefbeforefirstuse.
Forsubsequenl_Fups,usethegradeofengineoilspecifiedonpage
14.Toaddoil:
1. Removethedipstickfromtheoilfill.,Pourfreshoilslowlythrough
theplug,Replacedipstick
2 CheckandmakesurethatthelevelofoilisuptotheFULLmarkon
thedipstick.
Gasoline
Gasolineisflammableandcautionmustbeusedwhenhandling
I orsloringit, Donotfillfueltankwhitethesnowthrowerisrunning,
[whenitishotorwhenitisin anenclosedarea.
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I o anel trica I
L_moke duringfuek'ng I
1, Neverfillthefueltankcompletely.Fillthetanktonomorethan112
inchbeJowbottomoffillernecktoprovidespaceforexpansionoffuel
NOTE:Thisunitmayincludeafuetplug,whichisonlyusedduring
assemblytokeepdirtanddebrisoutoffueltanK,Discardthefuelplug
beforefillingthefueltank,
2, Alwaysuseclean,fresh,unleadedgradeautomotivegasolineFill
thefueltankoutdoorsanduseafunnelorspouttopreventspilling
Makesurethatthecontainerfromwhichyoupourthegasolineis
cleanandfreefromrustorotherforeignparticlesMakesureto
wipeoffanyspilledfuelbeforestartingtheengine,
3 Attheendofthejob,emptythefueltankifthesnowthrowerisnot
goingtobeusedfor30daysorlongerStoregasolinein aclean
containerandkeepthecapinplaceonthecontainer,
Neveruseengineorcarburetorcleanerproductsin thefueltank,
Starting Engine
line!! A ._ _L _ .... -
Besurenooneotherthantheoperatorisstandingnearthesnow
throwerwhilestartingoroperating°Donotoperatethissnowthrower
unassthechuteassemblyhasbeenproperlyinstalledandissecured
NOTE:Forlocationofalltheenginecontrolsreferredtointhissection,
refertoFigure6
Electric Starter
1,, Determinethatyourhome'swidngisa three-wiregroundedsystem,
Aska I]censedelecfdcianifyouarenotcertain.
Theoptionalelectricstarteris equippedwithagroundedthree-wire
_ewercordandplug,andisdesignedtooperateon120voltAC
householdcurrenLItmustbeusedwithaproperlygroundedthree_
prongreceptacleatalltimestoavoidthepossibilityofelectricshock
Ifyourhome'swiringsystemisnotathree-wiregroundedsystem,
donotusethiselectricstarterunderanyconditions,Ifyourhome
electricalsystemisgrounded,buta three-holereceptacleisnot
available,do notuseyoursnowthrower'selectricstarterFollowall
instructionscarefullypriortooperatingtheelectricstartez
youhaveagroundedthree-prongreceptacle,proceedasfollows:
1.,Plugtheextensioncordintotheoutletlocatedontheengine's
surface,,Plugtheotherendofextensioncordintoathree-prong
120-volt,grounded,ACoutletinawelFventilaledarea
2 Movethrottlecontrolto FAST
position_
3, PushkeyintotheignitionslotsothatitsnapsintoplaceDonottumkey
4, RotatechokecontroltoFULL ],_1 chokeposition(foracolctStart)r.
NOTE:Iftheengineisalreadywarm,placechokecontrolintheOFF
(chokeknobturnedallthewaytoleft)positioninsteadofFULL!,#'1,
5 Pushtheprimertwoorthreetimesforcoldenginestart,making
suretocoverventholeinthecenteroftheprimerwhenpushing
NOTE:DONOTusepdmertorestartawarmengineafterashortshutdown
6, Pushstarterbuttontostartengine.
7 Oncetheenginestarts,releasestarterbutton
8. Astheenginewarms,slowlyrotate(left)thechokecontroltothe
OFFpositionIftheenginefalters,quicklyrotatethechokecontrol
backtoFLILLI.,#1andthenslowlyintotheOFFpositionagain
9 Whendisconnectingtheextensioncord,alwaysunplugtheendat
thethree-prongwalloutletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeendfrom
thesnowthrower,
Recoil Starter
1,, Rotatechokecontrol(right)to FULL l.#l chokeposition(cold
enginestart)°
NOTE:{ftheengineisalreadywarm,placechokecontrolintheOFF
(knobturnedaftthewaytotheleft)positioninsteadofFULLIJ(I
2., MovethrottlecontroltoFAST
position,
3, PushkeyintotheignitionslotsothatitsnapsintoplaceDonottumkey
4_ Pushtheprimertwoorthreetimesforcoldenginestart,making
suretocoverventholeinthecenteroftheprimerwhenpushing,
NOTE:DONOTuseprimertorestartawamlengineafterashortshutdown
NOTE:Additionalprimingmaybenecessaryifthetemperatureis
below15°Fahrenheit
5. Grasptherecoilstarterhandleandslowlypulltheropeout Atthe
pointwhereit becomesslightlyhardertopulltherope,slowlyallow
theropetorecoil,,
6 Pullthestarterhandlewithafirm,rapidstrokeDonotreleasethe
handleandallowittosnapback,Keepafirmholdonthestarter
handleandallowittoslowlyrecoil,,
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