Figure 9, To stop engine, Customer responsibilities – Sears 247.799892 User Manual
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•
Attach
spark
plug
wire
and
rubber
boot
to
spark
plug if necessary. See figure 8.
•
Place
the
throttle
control
lever
in
FAST
position.
See figure 9.
•
Move choke lever to CHOKE position.
•
Grasp
starter
handle
(see
figure
9)
and
pull
rope
out
slowly
until
engine
reaches
start
of
compres
sion
cycle
(rope
will
pull
slightly
harder
at
this
point). Let the rope rewind slowly.
NOTE:
A noise will be heard when finding the start of
the
compression
cycle.
This
noise
is
caused
by
the
flails and fingers which are part of the shredding mech
anism
falling
into
place,
and
should
be
expected.
In
addition,
the
flails
and
fingers
will
be
noisy
after
the
engine is started, until the impeller reaches full speed.
•
Pull
rope
with
a
rapid,
continuous,
full
arm
stroke.
Keep
a
firm
grip
on
start
handle.
Let
rope
rewind
slowly.
Do
not
let
starter
handle
snap
back
against
starter.
•
Repeat
preceding
two
instructions
until
engine
fires.
When
engine
starts,
move
choke
lever
on
engine halfway between CHOKE and RUN.
NOTE:
If
engine
does
not
fire
after
three
attempts,
move
choke
lever
halfway
between
CHOKE
and
RUN
position and try again. See figure 9.
Choke
Throttle Control
FIGURE 9.
•
Move throttle control to IDLE position for a few min
utes
warm-up.
Move
choke
lever
to
RUN
position
as engine warms up.
NOTE:
In order to idle smoothly, a new engine may
require 3 to 5 minutes running above slow idle speed.
Idle speed has been adjusted to be correct after this
break-in period.
TO STOP ENGINE
•
Move throttle control lever to OFF position. See fig
ure 4.
•
Disconnect
spark
plug
wire
and
move
away
from
spark
plug
to
prevent
accidental
starting
while
equipment Is unattended.
CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES