Craftsman 247.77366 Operator's Manual

TopViewiiii Front Tab i ..............................BagYC_hutei/Switch Wire ///Figure11Choke ControlFigure12fWhenmovingthrottlecontrol lever,be carefulof heatedsurfacesandsharpedgeson mufflerguard.TO START ENGINE1. Attachspark plugwire and rubberbootto sparkplug.2. The bag/chuteswitch buttonmustbe fully depressedbythe tipof front tab on bag handleor blowerchute for engineto start. SeeFigure11.3. Makesurebag/chuteswitchwire is connectedto engineandgroundedto mountingbracket.See Figure11.4. Gas tank shouldbe filled3/4 to full beforestarting.5. Movethrottlecontrolto START/RUN(Rabbit) ,_ position.SeeFigure12.6. Movethechokecontrol I'_'1 towardthe throttlecontrolto chokethe engine'scarburetor.(A warmengine maynot requirechoking.)See Figure12.7. Standingbehindthe unit, graspstarterhandleand pull ropeoutuntil youfeel a drag.8. Pullthe rope with a rapid,continuous,full arm stroke.Keepa firmgrip on the starterhandle.Letthe roperewindslowly.9. Repeat,if necessary,untilengine starts.Whenengine starts,move chokecontrolgraduallyawayfromthe throttlecontrol.10. if enginefalters,movechoke controlback towardthe throttlecontroland repeatsteps7 through9.11. ALWAYSkeepthe throttlecontrolin the START/RUNpositionwhenoperatingthe YardVacuum.TO STOP ENGINE1. Movethrottlecontrolleverto slow(turtle)_ position.Wheneverpossible,graduallyreduceengine speedbeforestoppingengine.2. Movethrottlecontrol leverto STOP or OFF position.3. Disconnectsparkplug wireand groundit to preventaccidentalstartingwhilethe equipmentis unattended.Figure13JTO EMPTY BAG1. Unhookbag strapsfromthe lowerhandle.2. Unsnapbag clip from thetop of lowerhandle.See Figure13.3. Graspbag handlewith one hand and pull lock rod on mountingbracketwith otherhandtowardengineto release.4. Lift bag off back of unit.5. Twistthe two buttonson the back of the bagto unlockand emptycontents.See Figure14.Holdbag handleand bag clip whileemptyingthe contents.6. Compressbagopeningand fold innerflap overopening.7. Foldouter flapoverinner flapand insertbuttonson the bagthroughmetaloutlets.See Figure14.8. Twistthe buttonsto lock bag.Placebag backonto unitasinstructedin the ASSEMBLYsection.14