START
UP
Before
You
Start
The
LinestriDer
1. See FLUSHING GUIDELINES,
page
13,
to deter-
mine if the Line Lazer should be flushed.
2.
Be sure the
gas
tank
Is
full.
3. Check the engine
011
level.
NOTE:
me
engine stops automatically, or will not start,
if
it is low on oil. If you try to start It again without
adding more oil, a red light (A) near the engine
owoff switch glows as you pull the starter rope.
4. Be sure the spark plug cable
(J)
Is
firmly pushed
Refer
to
Fig
15-1
as you
stan
the
spfayeK
onto the spark plug.
start
up
1.
When starting a sprayer that
IS
NOT PRIMED,
re-
move
the
spray tip.
2.
Place the suctlon tube
(S)
Into the palnt, water or
solvent container,
depending on whether you are
flushing or are ready to spray.
3. Open the black fuel shutoff lever
(E)
by pushing it
r-cAuT1oNI
in the direction of the arrow.
Never start the engine unless fluid pressure is
re-
OFF. Attempting to start the engine when it is pres-
lieved and the pressure control switch is turned
surized could damage the recoil system.
4.
Turn
OFF
the pressure control swltch
(K).
5.
To start the engine:
a.
Tum
the pressure adjusting knob
(L)
all
the way
counterclockwise to the lowest pressure setting.
b.
Slide the metal throttle lever
(C)
away from the
fuel
tank to the maximum position
(fully
left).
c.
If the engine Is cold, close the choke
by
moving
the gray lever (D).
If
the engine is warm, close the choke by moving
the gray lever
(D)
only half way or not at all.
d. Turn ON the engine switch
(6).
WARNING
e.
Hold the frame of the sprayer with one hand and
pull the starter rope
(G)
rapidly and firmly. Contin-
ue
holding the rope as you let It return. Pull and
return the rope until the engine starts.
f.
Open the choke as soon as the engine starts,
ex-
cept in cold weather. In cold weather, leave the
choke closed for
10
to
30
seconds before open-
ing it to keep the engine running.
6.
Release the trlgger cable and engage the guntrig-
ger
safety
latch.
See
page
22.
14
308-105
7.
Remove the gun
from
the holder
by unscrewing the
8.
To start the pump:
gun holder knob and
lifting
out the gun.
a. Open the pressure drain Valve
(R).
b.
Turn
ON
the pressure control switch
(K).
c. Turn the pressure control knob
(L)
about
1/4
turn
from minimum pressure. Run the pump until fluid
is flowing smoothly from the pressure drain
valve, indicating the pump is fully primed.
d.
Ciose the pressure drain valve
(R).
e.
Disengage the gun safety latch. Hold a metal part
of the gun firmly against a grounded metal pail,
squeeze the trigger until fluid flows tom
the
gun.
f., Release the trigger. Engage the safety latch.
NOTE
If you are using
two
guns, follow Step
e
and
f,
9.
If
you have not primed the sprayer with paint yet,
move the suction tube
(S)
to the paint container.
Re-
water/solvent pail just until paint appears. Release
lease
the
trigger safety latch. Trigger the
gun
into the
the trigger and engage the trigger safety latch.
Re-
peat for the second gun, if
two
guns are used.
above, for the second
gun.
10. Place the pall cover
(F)
on the pall.
WARNING
1
To
reduce
the
risk of serious bodily injury from fluid
injection,
NEVER
operate the spray gun with thetlp
guard removed.
11.
Install the tlp guard and spray tlp (M).
See
page
16.
12. Mount the gun
In
the gun holder.
See
page
21.
13. Engage the trigger cable.
See
page
22.
rCAUTloNI
Always
use
the lowest fluid pressure and the
lowesl
throttle setting needed. Higher settings
cause
ex-
cessive clutch cycling, premature tip wear and pre-
mature pump wear.
14. Adjust the englne speed and pump pressure.
Trig-
ger the gun onto a test paper to check the spray pat-
tern and atomization. Turn the pressure adjusting
knob
(L)
until you get a good pattern. Then slowly
changing the spray pattern.
lower the throttle setting
(C)
as far as you can without
15. Read SPRAY TECHNIQUES on page
17.
Close the black
fuel
shutoff lever
(E)
whenever you
CAUTION
are transporting the sprayer to prevent
fuel
from
flooding the engine.
Keep
the sprayer upright and level when operating
it andwen transporting it. This prevents crankcase
which makes
start
up
very
difficult.
oil from leaking into the combustion chamber,
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