To Start The Engine - Craftsman 536.292500 Manual De Instrucciones

before storage for 30 days or longer. Drain
the gas tank, start the engine and let it run
until the fuel lines and carburetor are empty.
Use fresh fuel next season. See Storage In-
structions for additional information. Never
use engine or carburetor cleaner products
in the fuel tank or permanent damage may
occur.
GASOLINE AND OIL MIXTURE
"4ix gasoline and oil 24:1 as follows:
o Pour i U.S. quart of fresh, clean,
unleaded automotive gasoline into a
gallon gasoline container.
o Add 5_3 oz.(found in carton) of clean,
high quality SAE 30 or SAE 40 two-cycle
oil into the gasoline container.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT use Outboard
Motor Oil or Multi-Viscosity Oils, such
as 10W-30 or 10W-40.
• Reinstall the cap on the gasoline con-
tainer and shake container vigorously so
the oil mixes with the gasoline.
, Add an additional 3 U.S. quarts of
gasoline to the gallon container and
shake the container again.
= This completes the special gasoline
mixing procedure. It can now be poured
into the cultivator fuel tank.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT fill fuel tank with
gasoline that does not have oil mixed in
ito Do not use gasoline additives because
the engine may be damaged. Shake the
gasoline container before each filling of
the fuel tank.
Add More Gas
(3 U,S. Quarts)
Oil 5/8 Cup
or 5 3 oz,
+ +
1 U.S. "_
Gallon Shake Can
Container
TO START THE ENGINE
Before starting the engine, be sure you
have read and understood all the instruc-
tions on the preceding pages.
o Fill the fuet tank to 1/2 inch below the
bottom of the fill neck with fresh fuel mix
and reinstall the fuel tank cap securely.
Never use fuel that may be stale from
long periods of storage.
o Move the on-off switch to the ON
position.
, Move the choke control (see figure, page
5) to the FULL CHOKE position (all the
way down).
NOTE: A warm engine should not require
choking.
° Tilt the cultivator back on the depth stake
or transport wheels to raise the tines off
the ground.
° Grasp the upper handle firmly to stabilize
the cultivator.
° Move shut-off toggle switch to ON.
o Move choke lever to FULL CHOKE
position.
° Grasp starter handle and pull slowly until
you feel drag.
= Return starter handle slowly to original
position.
° Pull handle with rapid, full arm strokes
until engine starts.
° When engine starts, move choke lever to
HALF CHOKE position.
° When engine runs smoothly, move choke
lever to NO CHOKE position.
NOTE: if the tines do not stop when the
throttle control is released, adjust the
carburetor idle speed as instructed in
Carburetor Adjustment paragraph in the
Service/Adjustments section on page 11.
° To stop the engine, release the throttle
control and move the on-off switch to the
OFF position.
FUEL MIXTURE CHART (Mixture 24:1)
U. S_
GAS OIL
1 Gal. 5.3 oz.
2 Gal. 11 oz,
5 Gal. 27 oz.
S. i. (METRIC)
GAS .................... OIL
4 Liters ,167 L
8 Liters .333 L
20 Liters .833 L
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