Poulan 1994-04 User Manual - Page 10

STARTING

YOUR

ENGINE

(For

location

of

controls,

refer

to

"Specifications.")

BEFORE

STARTING

THE

ENGINE:

•

Fuel

engine.

Move

10

feet

(3

meters)

away

from

fuel-

ing

site.

A

WARNING

The

trimmer

head

will

turn

when

the

engine

starts.

•

Rest

engine

and

shield

on

ground,

supporting

trim-

mer

head

off

ground.

NOTE:

Remove

and

discard

the

plastic

shipping

guard

on

the

primer

bulb

(if

so

equipped).

STARTING

A

COLD

ENGINE

OR

WARM

ENGINE

AFTER

RUNNING

OUT

OF

FUEL:

•

Make

sure

the

switch

is

in

the

"On"

position.

•

Move

the

choke

lever

to

the

"Full

Choke"

position.

•

Slowly

press

the

primer

bulb

6

times.

•

Squeeze

and

hold

the

throttle

trigger.

Keep

the

throttle

trigger

fully

squeezed

until

the

engine

runs

smoothly.

•

Pull

starter

rope

sharply

5

times.

NOTE:

The

engine

may

sound

as

if

it

is

trying

to

start

before

the

5m

pull.

If

so,

go

to

the

next

step

im-

mediately.

•

Move

the

choke

lever

to

the

"Half

Choke"

position.

•

Pull

the

starter

rope

sharply

until

the

engine

runs,

but

no

more

than

6

pulls.

NOTE:

If

the

engine

has

not

started

after

6

pulls

(at

half

choke),

check

to

make

sure

the

switch

and

the

choke

lever

are

in

the

proper

positions.

Then,

move

the

choke

lever

to

the

"Full

Choke"

position

and

press

the

primer

bulb

6

times;

squeeze

and

hold

the

throttle

trigger

and

pull

the

starter

rope

2

more

times.

Move

the

choke

lever

to

"Half

Choke"

and

pull

the

starter

rope

until

the

engine

runs,

but

no

more

than

6

more

pulls.

NOTE;

If

the

engine

still

has

not

started,

it

is

prob-

ably

flooded.

Proceed

to

"Starting

a

Flooded

En-

gine."

•

Allow

the

engine

to

run

15

seconds,

then

move

the

choke

lever

to

"Off

Choke."

Allow

the

unit

to

run

for

30

more

seconds

at

"Off

Choke"

before

releasing

the

throttle

trigger.

NOTE:

If

engine

dies

with

the

choke

lever

at

the

"Off

Choke"

position,

move

the

choke

lever

to

"Half

Choke"

and

pull

the

rope

until

the

engine

runs.

•

To

stop

the

engine,

move

the

switch

to

"Off"

A

WARNING

Avoid

any

bodily

contact

with

the

muffler

when

starting

a

warm

engine.

A

hot

muffler

can

cause

serious

burns.

STARTING

A

WARM

ENGINE

THAT

HAS

NOT

RUN

OUT

OF

FUEL:

•

Make

sure

the

switch

is

in

the

"On"

position.

•

Move

the

choke

lever

to

the

"Half

Choke"

position.

•

Squeeze

and

hold

the

throttle

trigger.

Keep

the

throttle

trigger

fully

squeezed

until

the

engine

runs

smoothly.

•

Pull

starter

rope

sharply

until

engine

runs,

but

no

more

than

5

pulls.

•

Allow

the

engine

to

run

15

seconds.

then

move

the

choke

lever

to

"Off

Choke."

NOTE:

If

engine

has

not

started,

pull

starter

rope

5

more

pulls.

If

engine

still

does

not

run,

it

is

probably

flooded.

Proceed

to

"Starting

a

Flooded

Engine."

•

To

stop

the

engine,

move

switch

to

the

"Off"

position.

STARTING

A

FLOODED

ENGINE:

Flooded

engines

can

be

started

by

placing

the

switch

in

the

"On"

position

and

the

choke

lever

in

the

"Off

Choke"

position;

then,

pull

the

rope

to

clear

the

en-

gine

of

excess

fuel.

This

could

require

pulling

the

starter

rope

many

times

depending

on

how

badly

the

unit

is

flooded.

If

the

unit

still

doesn't

start,

call

the

Customer

Assis-

tance

Hotline

at

1-800-554

-6723.

1

STARTING

POSITION

Switch

Choke

Lever

Primer

Bulb

_OFF

_HALF

-FuLL.

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