OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastandSlow
positions(Figure11).
Alwaysusethefastpositionwhenturningonthemowerdeck
withtheblade-controlswitch(PTO).
Figure11
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure12).
2.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechokeafter
theenginehasstarted(Figure12).
Figure12
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure13).
Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
Figure13
2.Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeytothestop
position.
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequirechoking
(Figure14).
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallowa15
secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Ifthefuelsystemwasdepletedoffuel—addfuelto
themachineanduseadditionalstartingcycleswhenstarting
theengine.
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