Gas & Oil Fill-Up
6. Astheenginewarms, slowlyrotatethechokecontrol
totheOFFposition. If theenginefalters, quicklyrotate
thechokecontrol backtoFULLandthenslowlyinto
theOFFpositionagain.
Servicetheenginewithgasolineandoil asinstructedin
theTecumsehEnginesmanual packedseparatelywith
your snowthrower. Readinstructionscarefully.
StartingTheEngine
Attachsparkplugwiretosparkplug. Makecertainthe
metal loopontheendof thesparkplugwire(inside
therubber boot) isfastenedsecurelyover themetal
tiponthesparkplug.
7.
Whendisconnectingtheextensioncord, always
unplugtheendat thethree-prongwall outlet before
unpluggingtheoppositeendfromthesnowthrower.
1.
WARNING
Recoil Starter
1.
Rotatechokecontrol toFULLchokeposition(cold
enginestart).
Read, understand,
andfollowall instruc-
tionsandwarnings
onthemachineand
inthismanual before
operating.
2. Makecertainboththeauger control anddrivecontrol
areinthedisengaged(released) position.
3. Movethrottlecontrol uptoFASTposition. Insert
ignitionkeyintoslot. Makesureit snapsintoplace.
Donot attempt toturnthekey.
NOTE: If theengineisalreadywarm, placechokecontrol
intheOFFpositioninsteadof FULL.
2.
Pushtheprimer twoor threetimesfor coldengine
start, makingsuretocover vent holeinthecenter of
theprimer whenpushing.
NOTE: Theenginecannot start unlessthekeyis
insertedintoignitionswitch.
Useextremecare
whenhandling
NOTE: DONOTuseprimer torestart awarmengine
after ashort shutdown.
Electric Starter
1.
Determinethat your home’swiringisathree-wire
groundedsystem. Askalicensedelectricianif youare
not certain.
gasoline. Gasolineis
extremelyflammable
andthevaporsare
explosive.Neverfuel
themachineindoors
orwhiletheengine
ishot orrunning.
Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars, pipesand
othersourcesof
ignition.
NOTE: Additional primingmaybenecessaryif the
temperatureisbelow15°Fahrenheit.
WARNING: Theoptional electric
starterisequippedwitha
3.
Grasptherecoil starter handleandslowlypull the
ropeout. At thepoint whereit becomesslightlyharder
topull therope, slowlyallowtheropetorecoil.
groundedthree-wirepowercord
andplug, andisdesignedtoop-
erateon120volt AChousehold
current. It must beusedwitha
properlygroundedthree-prong
receptacleat all timestoavoid
thepossibilityof electricshock.
Followall instructionscarefully
priortooperatingtheelectric
starter.
4. Pull thestarter handlewithafirm, rapidstroke. Donot
releasethehandleandallowit tosnapback. Keepa
firmholdonthestarter handleandallowit toslowly
recoil.
5. Astheenginewarms, slowlyrotatethechokecontrol
totheOFFposition. If theenginefalters, quicklyrotate
thechokecontrol backtotheFULLpositionandthen
slowlyintotheOFFpositionagain.
If yourhome’s
wiringsystemisnot a
three-wiregrounded
system, donot use
thiselectricstarter
underanyconditions.
NOTE: Allowtheenginetowarmupfor afewminutes
after starting. Theenginewill not developfull power until
it reachesoperatingtemperatures.
If youhaveagroundedthree-prongreceptacle, proceed
asfollows:
1.
Plugtheextensioncordintotheoutlet locatedonthe
engine’ssurface. Plugtheother endof extensioncord
intoathree-prong120-volt, grounded, ACoutlet ina
well-ventilatedarea.
Stopping The Engine
Runenginefor afewminutesbeforestoppingtohelpdry
off anymoistureontheengine.
2.
Rotatechokecontrol toFULLchokeposition(for a
coldenginestart).
•
Tohelpprevent possiblestarter freeze-up, proceedas
follows:
If yourhome
electrical system
isgrounded, but a
three-holereceptacle
isnot available, do
not useyoursnow
thrower’selectric
starter.
NOTE:If theengineisalreadywarm, placechokecontrol
intheOFFpositioninsteadof FULL.
Electric Starter
1. Connect extensioncordtotheelectricstarter outlet
ontheengine, thento120volt ACoutlet.
3. Pushtheprimer twoor threetimesfor coldengine
start, makingsuretocover vent holeinthecenter of
theprimer whenpushing.
2. Withtheenginerunning, pushthestarter buttonand
allowthestarter for spinfor several seconds. The
noisemadebythestarter isnormal. Theengine’s
starter isnot beingharmed.
NOTE: DONOTuseprimer torestart awarmengine
after ashort shutdown.
3.
Whendisconnectingtheextensioncord, always
unplugtheendat thethree-prongwall outlet before
unpluggingtheoppositeendfromthesnowthrower.
4.
5.
Pushstarter buttontostart engine.
Oncetheenginestarts, releasestarter button.
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