1. Clean around fuel tank cap and remo v e cap from
tank ( Figure 15 ). Using unleaded g asoline , fill fuel
tank no higher than to bottom of filter screen. Do
not o v erfill.
2. Install fuel tank cap and wipe up any spilled
g asoline .
Checking the Interlock
Switch Operation
If safety inter lock s witches ar e disconnected
or dama ged the machine could operate
unexpectedl y causing per sonal injur y .
• Do not tamper with the inter lock s witches.
• Check the operation of the inter lock s witches
dail y and r eplace an y dama ged s witches
bef or e operating the machine.
• R eplace s witches ev er y tw o y ear s r egardless
of whether they ar e operating pr oper l y or not.
1. Push kic k stand do wn with foot and pull up on
handle suppor t until kic k stand has rotated forw ard,
o v er center ( Figure 16 ).
Figure 16
1. Kick stand
2. Place traction lev er into Eng ag e position and
engine controls in star ting position.
3. Attempt to star t engine . Engine should not star t.
If engine star ts , the interloc k switc h needs ser vice .
Cor rect problem before operating . R efer to
Ser vicing Interloc k Switc h, pag e .
4. Carefully lift up on handle to release kic k stand.
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Note: F or illustrations and descriptions of the
controls referenced in this section, refer to Controls ,
pag e 13 .
Starting the Engine
Note: Mak e sure spark plug wire is installed on spark
plug .
1. Mak e sure traction and reel dri v e lev ers are in
Diseng ag ed position.
Note: Engine will not star t if traction lev er is in
the eng ag ed position.
2. Open the fuel shut-off v alv e on the engine .
3. Mo v e the on/off switc h to the On position.
4. Mo v e the throttle control to the F ast position.
5. Mo v e the c hok e lev er to the half-open position
when star ting a cold engine . T he c hok e ma y not be
required when star ting a w ar m engine .
6. Pull the recoil star ter handle out until positi v e
eng ag ement results , then pull it vig orously to star t
the engine . Open the c hok e as engine w ar ms up .
Important: Do not pull r ecoil r ope to its
limit or let go of star ter handle when r ope is
pulled out because r ope may br eak or r ecoil
assembl y may be dama ged.
Stopping the Engine
1. Mo v e the traction and reel dri v e controls to the
Diseng ag ed position, the throttle control to Slo w ,
and the on/off switc h to Off .
2. Pull the spark plug wire off of the spark plug to
prev ent the possibility of accidental star ting before
storing mac hine .
3. Close the fuel shut-off v alv e before storing or
transpor ting mo w er in a v ehicle .
Transport Operation
1. Push kic k stand do wn with foot and pull up on
handle suppor t until kic k stand has rotated forw ard,
o v er center .
2. T o release kic kstand, pull up on handle and lo w er
rear of mo w er onto transpor t wheels .
3. Ensure traction and reel dri v e controls are in
Diseng ag e position and star t engine .
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