Poulan 358.351080 User Manual - Page 11

OPERATION STOPPING YOUR ENGINE • Move on/stopswitch to the "Stop" position. • if engine does not stop, pull blue choke knob out fully. Position / _ WWALEAWARRAN,YINSGSW:NUEGAR-FITGTLINOGVES,CLSOATFHEITNYG, FOOTAND EYE, HEARING, AND HEAD PROTECTION DEVICES WHEN OPERATING A CHAIN SAW. Full On/Stop @ THE CHAIN MUST NOT MOVE WHEN THE ENGINE RUNS AT IDLE SPEED, REFER TO THE "CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS" SECTION FOR CORRECTION. AVOID ANY CONTACT WITH THE MUFFLER. A HOT MUFFLER CAN CAUSE SERIOUS BURNS. NOTE: Check chain tension using instructions in the =Service and Adjustment" section. • Before first use. • After I minute of operation. TO START ENGINE (Fig. 10 & 11) COLD ENGINE START AND WARM ENGINE START AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL Figure. 10 STARTING A WARM ENGINE • Move on/stop switch to the "On_ position. • Engage the chokeJfastidle by pullingout the blue choke knobfully and pushing it back in fully. • Be sure choke is in the =Off"position. • With saw on ground, grip front handle with left hand and place your right foot through opening in rear handle. • Pull starter rope handle until engine starts. • Squeeze and release throttle trigger to return engine to idle speed. RightnHand Starter Rope Handle, • Fuel engine with 40:1 fuel mix (3.2 oz.to 1 gaLgas). • Fil! bar oil tank with bar oil Your saw will use approxi- mately one tank of bar oil for each tank of fuel mix. ! /__ LeftHand • Prime engine by pressing primer bulb six times. • Turn on ignition by moving on/stop switch to the "On" position. ° Putl the blue choke/fast idle control out fully to set both the choke and fast idle for starting. Then set the saw on the ground. Grip the front handle with your left hand and place your right foot through the opening in the rear handle. • IFTHROTTLETRIGGER IS SQUEEZED ACCIDENTAL- LY DURING STARTING ff WILL BE NECESSARY TO Right Foot through Opening in Rear Handle RESET THE CHOKFJFAST IDLE CONTROL. @ NOTE: When pulling the starter rope, do not use the full extent of the rope as this can cause the rope to break. Do Figure 11 DIFFICULT sTARTlinG OR FLOODED ENGINE not let the starter rope snap back, hold the handle and let the rope rewind slowly. The engine may be flooded with too much fuel if it has not • Pull starter rope handle with your right hand until the started after 10 pulls. engine attempts to start. Then pushthe blue choke knob in to the partial position. Resume pulling handle until engine starts. • Above 40 degrees, allow engine to run tot approximately 5 seconds, push the choke knob in to the =Off" position, then squeeze and release throttle trigger to allow engine to idle. • Below 40 degrees, allow engine to warm up 30 seconds - 1 minute with choke at partial position. Push choke knob in to the "Off" position, then squeeze and release throttle trigger to allow engine to idle. Floodedengines can be cleared of excess fuel with the followingprocedure: • Pull out the blue choke/fast idle control fully and then pushit back into the =Off"position to set the fast idlecontrot to the start position. ° Verify that the on/stop switch is in the "On" position. • Push the choke knob to the =Off" position. • With saw on ground, grip front handle with left hand and place right foot through opening in rear handle. • Pull starter rope handle until engine starts. • To stop engine, move on/stop switchto the =Stop" position. Starting could require pulling starter rope handle many times depending on how badly unit is flooded. If engine still fails to start, refer to "TROUBLE SHOOTING" chart or cal! the 1-800 number listedon the front page of this manual. -11-