Use and Care Manual
Operator’sManual 25
Operation
4. Operation
4.1 S
tarting
4.1.1 Conditions:
Oil:
Check oil level with oil dipstick, if necessary top up with Shell Omala Oil 100 through oil
filler neck.
Fuel:
When pouring diesel fuel into the filler neck (15), maintain absolute cleanliness. Impurities
in the fuel can cause breakdowns in the injection system and premature clogging of the
fuel filter.
Air filter:
Clean air filter dry, dusty conditions.
4.1.2 Once these points have been observed, you can start the engine as follows:
1.
Turn the throttle control lever (3) clockwise into full load posit
ion.
2.
Push decompression lever upwards
.
3.
Pull the crank cable outwards from the casi
ng.
4.
After having engaged the automatic decompression system to the st
op position, the
engine wi
ll require five full turns of the crank until the engine regains its compressio
n and
fires up.
5.
Stand beside the engine (feet slightly apart), viewing in the forward directi
on.
6.
Place one hand on the machine an crank with t
he other hand.
7.
Keeps a firm hold of the crank while cranking in order to avoid the risk of
sudden slippage.
8.
Turn crank slowly at first until crank engages and then increase cranking spe
ed.
9.
As soon as the engine is running, remove crank
(24).
10.
Turn throttle control lever (8) into idling position, allow engine to warm up for 7 minutes
at
idling speed.
Note: D
o not activate automatic decompression lever while the engine is running.