Ryobi 990r - Manual (Page 13)

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1. CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IN THE
CRANKCASE, AND PUT THE IGNITION
SWITCH IN THE "RUN" (I) POSITION. See
Figure 20 for the location of the ignition switch.
2. FULLY PRESS AND RELEASE THE PRIMER
BULB 5 TO 7 TIMES. See Fig. 21 for the primer
bulb location.
3. PLACE THE CHOKE LEVER IN THE FULL
“CHOKE” POSITION. See Fig. 21.
N OTE: For a warm engine, go directly to
Step 5 (place the choke lever directly
in the "PARTIAL" choke position).
See Fig. 21.
4. WITH THE UNIT ON THE GROUND, PULL
THE STARTER ROPE QUICKLY UNTIL THE
ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO RUN
(no more than 5 pulls). See Fig. 22.
5. PLACE THE CHOKE LEVER IN THE
“PARTIAL” POSITION (Fig. 21). PULL THE
STARTER ROPE QUICKLY UNTIL THE
ENGINE STARTS (no more than 5 pulls).
See Fig. 22.
6. If the engine does not start, repeat steps 2 to 5.
7. RUN THE ENGINE FOR 30 SECONDS, WITH
THE THROTTLE LEVER FULLY SQUEEZED (Fig.
20), TO WARM UP. PLACE THE CHOKE
LEVER IN THE “RUN” POSITION (Fig. 21).
N OTE: In colder weather, run the engine
for 2 to 3 minutes to warm up.
8. TO STOP THE ENGINE, PUT THE IGNITION
SWITCH IN THE "STOP" (O) POSITION. See
Fig. 20.
N OTE: When storing the unit, place the unit
flat on the floor instead of hanging it
by the guard or the cutting head
(Fig. 19).
STARTING/STOPPING INSTRUCTIONS
Fig. 20
Throttle Trigger
Ignition Switch
STOP
(O)
RUN
(I)
Fig. 21
RUN
Position
CHOKE
LEVER
PARTIAL
CHOKE
Position
FULL
CHOKE
Position
PRIMER
BULB
Fig. 19
Fig. 22
Throttle
Trigger
Starter
Rope