Craftsman 88970 Operation Manual - Page 17

2. MovtehrottlceontrotolFAS(Trabb_it) position. 3. MovcehokteotheCHOKIE,"1pos t /co d enginestart).If engineis warm,placechokein RUNposition. 4. Pushprimerthree (3) times, makingsureto covervent hole when pushing.If engine iswarm,push primeronlyonce. Alwayscover vent holewhen pushing.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,move shiftleverintoone of thesix forward(F) positionsor two reverse (R) positions.Selecta speedappropriatefor the snowconditions and 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 AUGERS 1. Toengagethe augersand startthrowingsnow,squeezethe auger controlagainstthe left handle.Releaseto stop theaugers. Do notpull the starterhandlewhilethe engine running. 1. Movethrottlecontrolto FAST(rabbit)_ position. 2. Movechoketo the CHOKE J..#J position(coldengine start). 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 auger shearpinswith anythingotherthanSears SKU#88389/0EM Part No. 738-04124Areplacementshearpins. Anydamageto the augergearboxor othercomponentsas a resultof [fa ng to do so w NOTbe coveredby yoursnow throwers warranty. Alwaysturnoff the snowthrower'sengineand removethe key prior to replacingshearpins. o Toavoid unsupervisedengineoperation,neverleavethemachine unattendedwith the enginerunning.Turnthe engineoff after use and removeignitionkey. STOPPING THE ENGINE After youare finishedsnow-throwingr,un enginefor a few minutes beforestoppingto help dry off any moistureon the engine. 1. Movethrottlecontrolto OFF position. 2. Removetheignitionkey.Removingthe keywill reducethe pos- sibilityof unauthorizedstartingof theengine whileequipmentis not in use. Keepthe key in a safeplace.The enginecannotstart withoutthe ignitionkey. 3. Wipeany moistureawayfrom the controlson theengine. 17 iJ Figure16