Stihl 017 Instruction Manual - Page 38

At very low outside temperatures, Allow engine to warm up, If engine doesn't start

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At very low outside temperatures: Allow engine to warm up As soon as the engine runs: • Blip the throttle trigger to disengage it from starting throttle position Master Control lever will move to normal operating position engine settles down to idling speed. • Disengage chain brake: Pull hand guard toward front handle as shown in illustration - • Open throttle slightly warm up engine for short period. If engine doesn't start: If you did not move the Master Control lever to the "warm start" position n quickly enough after the engine began to fire, the combustion chamber is flooded. • Press down the interlock lever and set the Master Control lever to "cold start" • Turn the twist lock above the rear handle 90° counterclockwise and lift off the shroud vertically. 143BA022 KN 143BA043 LÄ ••• Pull off the spark plug boot. Unscrew and dry off the spark plug. Set the Master Control lever to b • Crank the engine several times with the starter to clear the combustion chamber. • Refit the spark plug and connect the spark plug boot reassemble all other parts • Set Master Control lever to "warm start" even if engine is cold. • Now start the engine. Fuel tank run until dry and then refueled • Pull starter rope several times until fuel line is primed. 36 017, 018

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At very low outside temperatures:
Allow engine to warm up
As soon as the engine runs:
•
Blip the throttle trigger
to disengage it from starting throttle
position -
Master Control lever will move
to normal operating position -
engine settles down to idling speed.
•
Disengage chain brake: Pull hand
guard toward front handle -
as shown in illustration -
•
Open throttle slightly -
warm up engine for short period.
If engine doesn’t start:
If you did not move the Master Control
lever to the “warm start” position
n
quickly enough after the engine began to
fire,
the combustion chamber is flooded.
•
Press down the interlock lever and
set the Master Control lever to
“cold start”
•
Turn the twist lock above the rear
handle 90° counterclockwise and lift
off the shroud vertically.
•
Pull off the spark plug boot.
•
Unscrew and dry off the spark plug.
•
Set the Master Control lever to
b
•
Crank the engine several times with
the starter to clear the combustion
chamber.
•
Refit the spark plug and connect
the spark plug boot -
reassemble all other parts
•
Set Master Control lever to
“warm start” even if engine is cold.
•
Now start the engine.
Fuel tank run until dry and then refueled
•
Pull starter rope several times
until fuel line is primed.
143BA022 KN
143BA043 LÄ
36
017, 018