Stihl 046 Instruction Manual - Page 35

Checking Chain Lubrication 1 2 • Disengage chain brake: Pull hand guard toward front handle - • Open throttle slightly warm up engine for short period. • Change over to winter operation if necessary see section "Winter Operation". If engine doesn't start: If you did not move the Master Control lever to "Warm Start" n quickly enough after the engine began to fire, the combustion chamber has flooded. • Turn the knob above the rear handle counterclockwise lift away the carburetor box cover. Take out the air baffle (1) vertically. •• Pull off the spark plug boot (2). 145BA039 KN 145BA027 K ••• Unscrew and dry off the spark plug.Set the Master Control lever to d Press down the throttle trigger interlock, open the throttle fully and, at the same time, 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" n even if engine is cold. • Press in decompression valve again. • Now start the engine. Fuel tank run until dry and then refueled • Press in decompression valve again. • Pull starter rope several times until fuel line is primed. The saw chain must always throw off a small amount of oil. • Never operate your saw without chain lubrication. If the chain is run dry, the whole cutting attachment will be irretrievably damaged within a very short time. Always check chain lubrication and oil level in tank before starting work. • Every new chain has to be broken in for about 2 to 3 minutes. • After breaking in chain, check chain tension and adjust if necessary see section "Checking Chain Tension". 143BA024 KN 046 33