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This engine is shipped without oil. If you start
the engine without oil, the engine will be
damaged beyond repair and will not be
covered under warranty.
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Gasoline and its vapors are extremely
flammable and explosive.
Fire or explosion can cause severe burns
or death.
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x Turn engine OFF and let engine cool at least 2
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Rapid retraction of starter cord (kickback)
will pull hand and arm toward engine
faster than you can let go.
Broken bones, fractures, bruises or
sprains could result.
x When starting engine, pull cord slowly until
resistance is felt, then
pull rapidly.
x Direct coupled equipment components such as,
but not limited to, blades, impellers, pulleys,
sprockets, etc., must be securely attached.
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minutes before removing cap.
x Fill fuel tank outdoors or in well-ventilated area.
x Do not overfill fuel tank.
x Keep gasoline away from sparks, open flames,
pilot lights, heat, and other ignition sources.
x Check fuel lines, tank, cap, and fittings
frequently for cracks or leaks. Replace if
necessary.
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x Make sure spark plug, muffler, fuel cap
and air cleaner are in place.
x Do not crank engine with spark plug removed.
x If fuel spills, wait until it evaporates before
starting engine.
x If engine floods, set choke to OPEN/RUN
position, place throttle lever in MAX and crank
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Rotating parts can contact or entangle
hands, feet, hair, clothing, or accessories.
Traumatic amputation or severe lacera-
tion can result.
Operate equipment with guards in place.
Keep hands and feet away from rotating parts.
Tie up long hair and remove jewelry.
Do not wear loose-fitting clothing, dangling
drawstrings or items that could become caught.
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Engines give off carbon monoxide, an
odorless, colorless, poison gas.
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x Store away from furnaces, stoves, water
heaters or other appliances that have pilot light
or other ignition source because they can ignite
gasoline vapors.
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Starting engine creates sparking.
Sparking can ignite nearby flammable
gases.
Explosion and fire could result.
x If there is natural or LP gas leakage in area, do
not start engine.
x Do not use pressurized starting fluids because
vapors are flammable.
Breathing carbon monoxide can cause
nausea, fainting or death.
x Start
and run engine outdoors.
x Do not start or run engine in enclosed area,
even if doors or windows are open.
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Running engines produce heat. Engine
parts, especially muffler, become
extremely hot.
Severe thermal burns can occur on
contact.
Combustible debris, such as leaves,
grass, brush, etc. can catch fire.
x Allow muffler, engine cylinder and fins to cool
before touching.
x Remove accumulated debris from muffler area
and cylinder area.
x Install and maintain in working order a spark
arrester before using equipment on
forest-covered, grass-covered, brush-covered
unimproved land. The state of California
requires this. Other states may
have similar laws. Federal laws apply on federal
land.
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