Craftsman 247.887821 - Stopping the Engine; Engagingthe Auger; Engagingthe Drive; Clearing a Clogged Discharge Chute

2. Pushthechokeleverto theCHOKE_ position.
3. If theengineiswarm,placethechokeinthe RUN1_ I positioninsteadof
CHOKE_J0
4. Pushtheprimerthree(3)times,makingsuretocovertheventholewhenpushing.
S. If theengineiswarm,pushtheprimerbuttononlyonce.
6. Pushstarterbuttonto startengine.
7. Oncetheenginestarts,releasestarterbutton.
8. Allowtheenginetowarmupseveralminutes,adjustingchoketowardRUN
1_ _position.Waituntilenginerunssmoothlybeforeeachchokeadjustment.
9. Whendisconnectingtheextensioncord,alwaysunplugtheend
atthethree-prongwall outletbeforeunpluggingtheoppositeend
fromthesnowthrower.
RecoilStarter
1. Pushthechokeleverto theCHOKE_J_ position.
2. If theengineiswarm,placethechokeinthe RUN1_ I positioninsteadof
CHOKE_B
3. Pushtheprimerthree(3)times,makingsuretocovertheventholewhenpushing.
4. If theengineiswarm,pushtheprimerbuttononlyonce.
S. Grasptherecoilstarterhandleandslowlypulltheropeout.Atthepointwhere
it becomesslightlyharderto pulltherope,slowlyallowtheropeto recoil.
6. Pullthestarterhandlewith afirm, rapidstroke.Donotreleasethehandle
andallowit tosnapback.Keepa firm holdonthestarterhandleandallowit
toslowlyrecoil.
7. Allowtheengineto warmupseveralminutes,adjustingchoketowardRUN1_ _
position.Waituntilenginerunssmoothlybeforeeachchokeadjustment.
Stoppingthe Engine
1. Runtheengineforafew minuteswithoutloadbeforestoppingto helpdry
offanymoistureontheengine.
2. Tostoptheengineremovethe keyandstoreit in asafeplace.
3. Wipeallthesnowandmoistureawayfromtheenginecontrolsarea.
Muffler,engineand surroundingareasbecomehotandcancausea burn.
Becarefulanddonottouchwhen theyare hot.
Engagingthe Auger
Engagetheaugerbysqueezingtheaugercontrolagainsttheupperhandle.Release
thecontrolto stoptheauger.
Engagingthe Drive
Liftupslightlyontheupperhandletoallowtherubberpaddlesontheaugerto
contactthepavementandpropelthesnowthrowerforward.Pushingdownwardon
thehandlewill raisetheaugeroffthe groundandstoptheforwardmotion.
NOTE:Excessiveupwardpressureonthehandlewill resultin premature
weartotherubberaugerpaddles,whichwill notbecoveredbythewarranty.
Clearinga CloggedDischargeChute
Handcontactwiththerotatingimpellerinsidethedischargechuteisthemostcommon
causeofinjuryassociatedwithsnowthrowers.Neveruseyourhandtocleanoutthe
dischargechute.
Toclearthechute:
1. SHUTTHEENGINEOFF!
2. Wait10secondstobesuretheimpellerbladeshavestoppedrotating.
3. Alwaysuseaclean-outtoolorstkk, notyourhands.
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