Gas & Oil Fill-Up
Servicetheenginewithgasolineandoil asinstructedin
theTecumsehEnginesmanual packedseparatelywith
your snowthrower. Readinstructionscarefully.
6. Astheenginewarms, slowlyrotatethechokecontrol
totheOFFposition. If theenginefalters, quicklyrotate
thechokecontrol backtoFULLandthenslowlyinto
theOFFpositionagain.
7.
Whendisconnectingtheextensioncord, always
unplugtheendat thethree-prongwall outlet before
unpluggingtheoppositeendfromthesnowthrower.
Starting The Engine
1.
Attachsparkplugwiretosparkplug. Makecertainthe
metal loopontheendof thesparkplugwire(inside
therubber boot) isfastenedsecurelyover themetal
tiponthesparkplug.
WARNING
Recoil Starter
1. Rotatechokecontrol toFULLchokeposition(cold
enginestart).
Read, understand,
andfollowall instruc-
tionsandwarnings
onthemachineand
inthismanual before
operating.
2.
3.
Makecertainboththeauger control anddrivecontrol
areinthedisengaged(released) position.
NOTE: If theengineisalreadywarm, placechokecontrol
intheOFFpositioninsteadof FULL.
Movethrottlecontrol uptoFASTposition. Insert
ignitionkeyintoslot. Makesureit snapsintoplace.
Donot attempt toturnthekey.
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.
3.
Grasptherecoil starter handleandslowlypull the
ropeout. At thepoint whereit becomesslightlyharder
topull therope, slowlyallowtheropetorecoil.
WARNING: Theoptional electric
starterisequippedwitha
groundedthree-wirepowercord
andplug, andisdesignedtoop-
erateon120volt AChousehold
current. It must beusedwitha
properlygroundedthree-prong
receptacleat all timestoavoid
thepossibilityof electricshock.
Followall instructionscarefully
priortooperatingtheelectric
starter.
If youhaveagroundedthree-prongreceptacle, proceed
asfollows:
1. Plugtheextensioncordintotheoutlet locatedonthe
engine’ssurface. Plugtheother endof extensioncord off anymoistureontheengine.
intoathree-prong120-volt, grounded, ACoutlet ina
well-ventilatedarea.
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’swir-
ingsystemisnot a
three-wiregrounded
system, donot use
thiselectricstarter
underanyconditions.
NOTE: Allowtheenginetowarmupfor afewminutes
after starting. Theenginewill not developfull power until
it reachesoperatingtemperatures.
Stopping The Engine
Runenginefor afewminutesbeforestoppingtohelpdry
• Tohelpprevent possiblestarter freeze-up, proceedas
follows:
If yourhome
2.
Rotatechokecontrol toFULLchokeposition(for a
coldenginestart).
Electric Starter (on models so equipped)
electrical system
isgrounded, but a
three-holereceptacle
isnot available, do
not useyoursnow
thrower’selectric
starter.
1.
Connect extensioncordtotheelectricstarter outlet
ontheengine, thento120volt ACoutlet.
NOTE:If theengineisalreadywarm, placechokecontrol
intheOFFpositioninsteadof FULL.
3.
2. Withtheenginerunning, pushthestarter buttonand
allowthestarter for spinfor several seconds. The
noisemadebythestarter isnormal. Theengine’s
starter isnot beingharmed.
Pushtheprimer twoor threetimesfor coldengine
start, makingsuretocover vent holeinthecenter of
theprimer whenpushing.
3.
Whendisconnectingtheextensioncord, always
unplugtheendat thethree-prongwall outlet before
unpluggingtheoppositeendfromthesnowthrower.
NOTE: DONOTuseprimer torestart awarmengine
after ashort shutdown.
4.
Pushstarter buttontostart engine.
4.
5.
Movethrottlecontrol toSTOPposition.
Removetheignitionkey.
5.
Oncetheenginestarts, immediatelyreleasestarter
button.
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