Craftsman 88830 Operation Manual - Page 17

2. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)'_ position. 3. Movechoketo the CHOKE IJl position(coldenginestart). If engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition. 4. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole in primerbulbwhen pushing.If engineis warm,pushprimeronly once.Alwayscover venthole whenpushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be repeated. 5. Pushstarterbuttonto start engine.Oncethe enginestarts,immediatelyreleasestarterbutton.Electricstarteris equippedwith thermaloverloadprotection;systemwill temporarilyshut-downto allowstarterto cool if electricstarterbecomesoverloaded. 6. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition. 7. After engineis running,disconnectpowercordfrom electric starter.Whendisconnecting,alwaysunplugthe end at the wall outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeend from the engine. Recoil Starter TO ENGAGE DRIVE 1. With the throttlecontrolin the Fast(rabbit) position,moveshift leverinto one of the six forward(F) positionsor two reverse(R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor thesnow conditionsand a paceyou'recomfortablewith. NOTE: When selectinga DriveSpeed,use the slowerspeedsuntil you are comfortableand familiarwiththe operationof the snow thrower. 2. Squeezethe drivecontrolagainstthe handleand the snow throwerwill move.Releaseit and drive motionwill stop. NOTE:NEVERrepositionthe shiftlever(changespeedsor direction of travel)withoutfirst releasingthe drivecontrol and bringingthe snow throwerto a completestop.Doingsowill resultin prematurewearto the snow thrower'sdrivesystem. TO ENGAGE AUGER 1. Toengagethe augerand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe auger controlagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stopthe auger. Do notpull the starterhandlewhilethe engine running. 1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)'_ position. 2. Movechoketo the CHOKE I,'_1 position(coldenginestart). If engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition. 3. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole when pushing.If engine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover vent holewhen pushing.Coolweathermay requireprimingto be repeated. 4. Pull gentlyon the starterhandleuntil it beginsto resist,then pull quicklyand forcefullyto overcomethe compression.Engine shouldstart. Donot releasethe handleand allow it to snapback. Returnrope SLOWLYto originalposition.If required,repeatthis step. 5. As theenginewarms,slowlyrotatethe chokecontrol to RUN position.If the enginefalters,restartengineand run with choke at half-chokepositionfor a short periodof time,and then slowly rotatethe chokeinto RUNposition. REPLACING SHEAR PiNS The augersare securedto the spiralshaftwith shearpins and cotter pins.If the augersshouldstrikea foreignobject or ice jam, the snow throweris designedso that the pins mayshear.If theaugerswill not turn, checkto see if the pins havesheared.See Figure16. NEVERreplacethe augershearpinswith anythingotherthan Sears SKU#88389/0EM PartNo. 738-04124Areplacemenst hearpins. Anydamageto theauger gearboxor other componentsas a resultof failingto do sowill NOTbe coveredbyyour snowthrower'swarranty. Alwaysturn off thesnow thrower'sengineand removethe key priorto replacingshearpins. if -, To avoidunsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethe machine unattendedwith the engine running.Turnthe engineoff after useand removekey. STOPPING THE ENGINE After youhavefinishedsnow-throwingr,un enginefora few minutes beforestoppingto help dry off any moistureon the engine. 1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFF position. 2. Removethekey.Removingthe key will reducethe possibilityof unauthorizedstartingof the enginewhileequipmentis notin use. Keepthe key in a safe place.The enginecannotstart withoutthe key. 3. Wipeany moistureawayfrom the controlson theengine. 17 Figure16