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Safety and Control Symbols ................... 4
Equipment Description........................ 6
Features and Controls ........................ 6
Assembly................................... 6
Operation................................... 7
Maintenance ................................ 9
Storage .................................... 9
Troubleshooting ............................10
Specifications ..............................10
Warranty ..................................11
The safety alert symbol indicates a potential personal
injury hazard. A safety symbol may be used to represent
the type of hazard. WARNING indicates a hazard which,
if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazard which, if not avoided, could
result in minor or moderate injury. NOTICE indicates
information considered important, but not hazard-related.
Original Instructions
Fire
Explosion
Toxic Fumes
Hot Surface
Electrical Shock
Safety Alert
Symbol
Instruction Manual
Oil Level
On
Off
Fuel
Engine Control
!
Do Not Start
Engine
Choke
Run
Suffication
Suffication
Oil
Kickback
Slippery
Surface
Moving Parts
Fast
Slow
WARNING Exhaust heat/gases could ignite
combustibles, structures or damage
fuel tank causing a fire, resulting
in death or serious injury. Contact
with muffler area could cause burns
resulting in serious injury.
• Do not touch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.
• Allow equipment to cool before touching.
• Keep at least 1.5 m (5 ft) of clearance on all sides of
water pump including overhead.
WARNING Fuel and its vapors are extremely
flammable and explosive which
could cause burns, fire or explosion
resulting in death or serious injury.
WHEN ADDING OR DRAINING FUEL
• Turn water pump OFF and let it cool at least 2 minutes
before removing fuel cap. Loosen cap slowly to relieve
pressure in tank.
• Fill or drain fuel tank outdoors.
• DO NOT overfill tank. Allow space for fuel expansion.
• If fuel spills, wait until it evaporates before
starting engine.
• Keep fuel away from sparks, open flames, pilot lights,
heat, and other ignition sources.
• DO NOT light a cigarette or smoke.
WHEN STARTING EQUIPMENT
• DO NOT start unless spark plug, muffler, fuel cap, and
air cleaner are in place.
• DO NOT crank engine with spark plug removed.
WHEN OPERATING EQUIPMENT
• DO NOT pump flammable liquids, such as fuel or fuel
oils.
• This water pump is not for use in mobile equipment or
marine applications.
• DO NOT tip engine or equipment at angle which
causes fuel to spill.
• Secure water pump. Loads from hoses may
cause tipover.
• DO NOT stop engine by moving choke control to
CHOKE position ( ).
WHEN TRANSPORTING OR REPAIRING EQUIPMENT
• Transport/repair with fuel tank EMPTY or with fuel
shutoff valve OFF.
• Disconnect spark plug wire.
WHEN STORING FUEL OR EQUIPMENT WITH FUEL
IN TANK
• Store away from furnaces, stoves, water heaters, clothes
dryers, or other appliances that have pilot light or other
ignition source because they can ignite fuel vapors.