Operator's Manual

5.Onacoldengine,pushthechokeleverforwardinto
theCLOSED/ONposition(notonEFIengines).On
awarmengine,leavethechokeintheOPEN/OFF
position.
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6.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition(Figure
12).Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotcranktheenginecontinuously
formorethan10secondsatatime.Iftheengine
doesnotstart,wait60secondsbetweenstarting
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseguidelinescan
burnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
7.IfthechokeisintheCLOSED/ONposition,gradually
returnchoketotheOPEN/OFFpositionastheengine
warmsup.
StoppingtheEngine
CAUTION
Childrenorbystandersmaybeinjuredifthey
moveorattempttooperatethemachinewhileitis
unattended.
Alwaysremovetheignitionkeyandsettheparking
brakewhenleavingthemachineunattended,even
ifjustforafewminutes.
Important:Makesurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveis
closedbeforetransportingorstoringthemachine,as
fuelleakagemayoccur.Settheparkingbrakebefore
transporting.Makesurethatyouremovethekeyasthe
fuelpumpmayrunandcausethebatterytolosecharge.
1.DisengagethePTO.
2.Movethespeed-controllevertotheNEUTRALposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.Placethethrottletothemiddleposition.
5.Allowtheenginetorunforaminimumof15seconds,
thenturntheignitionswitchtotheOFFpositionto
shutofftheengine.
6.Removethekey.
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