Alwaysusethefastpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththebladecontrolswitch(PTO).
Figure15
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostartthe
engine.
2.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechoke
beforeusingtheignitionswitch(Figure16).
3.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted(Figure16).
Figure16
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition
(Figure17).Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefails
tostartallowa15secondcool-downperiod
betweenattempts.Failuretofollowthese
instructionscanburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthe
fuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
Figure17
2.Turntheignitionkeytostoptostoptheengine.
UsingtheFuelShut-OffValve
Thefuelshut-offvalveislocatedundertheseat.Move
theseatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuelshut-offvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage.
Ensurethefuelshut-offvalveisopenwhenstarting
theengine.
Figure18
1.On2.Off
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