Craftsman BRUSHWACKER 358.798260-32cc Operator's Manual

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Specifications

BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE:e Fuel engine. Move 10 feet (3 meters) away from fuel-ing site.The trimmer head will turn when the enginestarts.• • ri iC. STAITING'INSTRUCTIONS (For location of controls, refer to "Specifications")• Rest engine and shield on ground, supporting trim-: mer head off ground.Remove and discard the plastic shippingguard on the primer bulb (if so equipped).STARTING A COLD ENGINE OR WARM ENGINEAFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL:• Make sure the switch is in the "On" position.• Move the choke lever to the "Full Choke" position,• Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.• Squeeze and hold the throttle trigger. Keep thethrottle trigger fully squeezed until the engine runssmoothly.• PulI starter rope sharply 5 times.NOTE." The engine may sound as ifitistryin_tostart before the 5TM pull. If so, go to the next step :m-mediately.• Move the choke lever to the "Half Choke" position.• Pu_:the starter rope sharply until the engine runs,but no more than 6 pulls.If the engine has not started al_er 6 pulls (athalf choke), check to make sure the switch and thechoke lever are in the proper positions. Then, movethe choke lever to the "Full Choke" position andpress the primer bulb 6 times; squeeze and hold thethrottle trigger and pull the starter rope 2 moretimes. Move the choke lever to "Half Choke" and pullthe starter rope until the engine runs, but no morethan 6 more pulls.NOTE.* Ifthe enginestillh,asnot Started,itisprob-ably flooded. Proceed to Startinga Flooded Enogine."Allow the engine to run 15 second_, then move thechokelever to "0ffChoke." AHow the unit torun for30 more seconds at "Off Choke" before releasing thethrottle trigger. .................]N_Q_rEI Ifengine dies with the choke lever at the "OffChoke" position, move the choke lever to "HalfChoke" and pull the rope until the engine runs.To stopthe engine,move the switchto "Off."A WARNINGAvoid any bodily contact with the muffler whenstarting a warm engine. A hot muffler can causeserious burns.ST O A WARMENOINB'THATHASRt_ OUT OF FU'_L,• Make sure the switch is in the "On" position.• Move the choke leverto the "Half Choke" position.illll• Squeeze and hold the throttle trigger. Keep thethrottle trigger fully squeezed until the engine runs •smoothly.• Pull starter rope sharply until engine runs, but nomore than 5 pulls.• Allow the engine to run 15 seconds, then move thechoke lever to "Off Choke."NOTE." Ifenginehas notstarted,pullstarterrope5more pulls.Ifenginestilldoes notrun,itisprobablyflooded.Proceed to"Startinga FloodedEngine."To stoptheengine,move switchtothe"Off"position.STARTING A FLOODED ENGINE: " •Floodedenginescan be startedby placingtheswi,:tchin the "On '_positionand the choke leverin the OffChoke" position;then,pullthe ropeto cleartheen-gine of excessfuel. This could requirepullingthestarterropemany timesdependingon how badlytheunit is flooded.If the unit still doesn't start, call the Customer Assis-tance Hotline at 1-800-235-5878,! STARTING POSITION tSwitchChoke Lever12