Operation
onthedistancebetweenthebailandthehandle.
Whenthisbailisreleasedtheunitwillstopmoving.
Throttle-ChokeLever(HondaUnit)
Locatedontheleftsideofthehandlebar.
Theleverisusedtocontrolenginespeed.Moving
thethrottletothefullforward(Choke)positionwill
placetheleverinthechokeposition.Thechokeaids
instartingacoldengine.Movingthethrottlecontrol
forwardwillincreaseenginespeedandmovingitto
therearwilldecreaseenginespeed.
Throttle-Choke-EngineStopControl
(BladeBrakeClutchUnits)
Thethrottle-choke-enginestopcontrolislocatedon
theleftsideoftheengineasshowninFigure9.
Theleverisusedtocontrolenginespeed.Movingthe
levertothefullforward(Choke)positionwillplace
theleverinthechokeposition.Thechokeaidsin
startingacoldengine.Movingthethrottlecontrol
forwardwillincreaseenginespeedandmovingitto
therearwilldecreaseenginespeed.
Thethrottle-choke-enginestopcontrolalsoincludes
anenginekillposition.Movingtheleverintothefull
rearward(Off)positionwillkilltheengine.
BladeControlLockLever(Blade
BrakeClutchUnitsOnly)
Thebladecontrollockleverislocatedontheright
sideofthehandlenexttotheBladeControlBailas
showninFigure4.
Movingthebladecontrollockleverintothefull
forwardpositionreleasesthebladecontrolbail.
Squeezingthebladecontrolbailagainstthehandle
engagestheblade.Releasingthebladecontrolbail
automaticallydisengagestheblade.Thebladecontrol
lockleverwillresettolockthebladecontrolbail.
FuelShut-OffValve
Thefuelshutoffvalveislocatedbetweenthe
carburetorandthefueltank.Thefuelshutoffvalve
shutsofftheowoffuelwhenthemachinewill
notbeusedforafewdays,whenparkinginsidea
building,andduringtransporttoandfromthejob.
Figure5
KawasakiUnit
1.Fuelvalve
OnX-SeriesKawasakiunits,rotatethevalve1/4turn
clockwisetoshutofffuel.Rotatethevalve1/4turn
counterclockwisetoturnonfuel.
Figure6
1.Rotateclockwisetoclose
2.Rotatecounterclockwisetoopen
OntheHondaunit,thefuelshutoffvalveislocated
ontheengineasshowninFigure7.Rotate1/4turn
clockwisetoshutofffuel.Rotatethevalve1/4turn
counterclockwisetoturnonfuel.
Figure7
1.Fuelvalve
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