Eckman BE003 - Starting the Engine; Maintenance Procedures; Servicing and Storage Overview

carefullyfillthetankandwipeawayanyspillswithadrycloth.Fullytightenthefuelcap.
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SetthecarburettorCHOKElevertoPumptheFUELPRIMERBULBasshown:‐
COLDSTARTasshown:‐
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SettheON/OFFcontrolonthecontrolhandletoON.NB:YourhandlewilleitherstateON/OFFor
1/0.Inthiscase1meansON.Toturntheengineoff,settoOFF/0.
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Pullthestarterhandle2or3times.Iftheenginestarts,reducethechokelevertomid‐position
andlettheenginerunfor5‐10secondsandthenturnthechokeleverfullydowntoRUNposition
andletitidleforaroundaminutebeforeusing.Ifyourenginedoesnotstartafter2or3pulls,set
thechokecontroltomid‐waypositionandtryagain.NB:Continuousattemptstostarttheengine
withthechokefullyonmayfloodtheengine.Shouldthishappen,takeoutthesparkplugwiththe
sparkplugspannerprovided,drytheplugwithadryragandreplace.
Ifyouarestartingtheengineafterrecentlyusingit(ie,theengineisstillhot),DONOTattemptto
re‐starttheenginewiththechokeon.
ONNOACCOUNTATTEMPTTOCONNECTACCESSORIESWHILSTTHEENGINEIS
RUNNING!
LETTHEENGINEIDLEFORHALFMINUTETOCOOLBEFORE FULLYSTOPPINGIT.THE
ROTATINGFLYWHEELWILLHELPTOCOOLTHEENGINE!
ASUDDENSTOPOFAFASTRUNNINGSPEEDENGINEWILLCAUSEAHEATRISEAND
COULDDAMAGETOTHEENGINE.
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Thisfullcrank2‐strokeenginewillprovideyearsofserviceprovidedyoufollowafewsimplerules.
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SERVICINGANDSTORAGE