Warning – EarthQuake 60005072 User Manual

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Operator's Manual

Viper Engine, 159cc

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WARNING

THe RAPId ReTRAcTIon of THe sTARTeR

coRd cAn cAuse bodIlY InjuRY. THe Re-

TRAcTIon WIll Pull YouR HAnd And ARM

ToWARd THe enGIne fAsTeR THAn You cAn

leT Go.

• when sTarTing The engine, pull cOrd

sloWlY unTIl ResIsTAnce Is felT, THen

Pull RAPIdlY.

• remOve all exTernal equipmenT/en-

GIne loAds befoRe sTARTInG enGIne.

• direcTly cOupled equipmenT cOm-

PonenTs sucH As, buT noT lIMITed To,

blAdes, IMPelleRs, PulleYs, sPRockeTs,

eTc., MusT be secuRelY ATTAcHed.

enGInes GIVe off cARbon MonoxIde, An

odoRless, coloRless, PoIsonous GAs.
bRoken bones, fRAcTuRes, bRuIses oR

sPRAIns could ResulT.
• sTarT and run engine OuTdOOrs.

• dO nOT sTarT Or run engine in enclOsed

AReA, eVen If dooRs oR WIndoWs ARe

oPen.

WARNING

RoTATInG PARTs cAn conTAcT oR enTAn-

Gle HAnds, feeT, HAIR, cloTHInG, oR Ac-

cessoRIes.
TRAuMATIc AMPuTATIon oR seVeRe lAceR-

ATIon cAn ResulT.
• OperaTe equipmenT wiTh guards in

PlAce.

• keep hands and FeeT away FrOm rOTaT-

InG PARTs.

• Tie up lOng hair and remOve jewelry.
• dO nOT wear lOOse-FiTTing clOThing,

dAnGlInG dRAWsTRInGs oR ITeMs THAT

could becoMe cAuGHT.

WARNING

RunnInG enGInes PRoduce HeAT. enGIne

PARTs, esPecIAllY THe MuffleR, becoMe

exTReMelY HoT.
seVeRe THeRMAl buRns cAn occuR on

conTAcT.
coMbusTIble debRIs, sucH As leAVes,

GRAss, bRusH, eTc., cAn cATcH fIRe.
• allOw muFFler, engine cylinder and

fIns To cool befoRe ToucHInG.

• remOve accumulaTed cOmbusTibles

fRoM MuffleR AReA And cYlIndeR

AReA.

unInTenTIonAl sPARkInG cAn ResulT In

fIRe oR elecTRIc sHock.
unInTenTIonAl sTART-uP cAn ResulT In en-

TAnGleMenT, TRAuMATIc AMPuTATIon, oR

lAceRATIon.
befoRe PeRfoRMInG AdjusTMenTs oR Re-

PAIRs

• discOnnecT spark plug wire and keep iT

AWAY fRoM sPARk PluG.

• discOnnecT baTTery aT negaTive Termi-

nAl (onlY enGInes WITH elecTRIc sTART).

WHen TesTInG foR sPARk
• use apprOved spark plug TesTer.
• dO nOT check FOr spark wiTh spark plug

ReMoVed.

WARNING