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InstallingtheRecoil-Start
Rope
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Pulltherecoil-startropethroughtheropeguideonthe
handle(Figure7).
Figure7
1.Recoil-startrope2.Ropeguide
Note:Tomaketheropeeasiertoinstall,squeezethe
blade-controlbaronthehandle.
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FillingtheCrankcasewithOil
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Theenginecrankcaseisshippedwithoutoil.Before
startingtheengine,llthecrankcasewithoil.The
enginecrankcasecanhold0.65L(22oz)ofoil.Useonly
high-qualitySAE10W-30weightdetergentoilthathasthe
AmericanPetroleumInstitute(API)serviceclassicationSH,
SJ,orequivalent.
Beforeeachuse,ensurethattheoillevelisbetweenthe
lower-limitandupper-limitmarksonthedipstick(Figure8).
Figure8
1.Dipstick3.Lower-limitmark
2.Upper-limitmark
Note:Whenthecrankcaseisempty,pourabout3/4ofthe
crankcasecapacityofoilinthecrankcase,thenfollowthe
procedureinthissection.
1.Movethemachineontoalevelsurface.
2.Cleanaroundthedipstick(Figure8).
3.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout.
4.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
5.Insertthedipstickintothellerneck(butdonot
rotatethecapclockwisetosecureit),thenremove
thedipstick.
6.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick.
•Iftheoillevelisbelowthelower-limitmarkonthe
dipstick,slowlypourasmallamountofoilinto
theoil-lltube,wait3minutes,andrepeatsteps4
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