4. Shak e the container to mix the g asoline and oil
thoroughly .
5. Slo wly remo v e the cap and add the remaining amount
of g asoline .
Note: Do not mix g asoline and oil in the fuel tank. Oil
at room temperature mix es easier and more thoroughly
than cold oil. Oil belo w 32°F (0°C) requires additional
mixing .
Filling the Fuel Tank
Fill the fuel tank with a fresh mixture of g asoline and oil
mix ed at the proper ratio ( Figure 8 ).
Figure 8
Starting the Engine
1. T ur n the ignition k ey cloc kwise to the On position.
2. Mo v e the c hok e lev er to the right.
3. Fir mly push in the primer 2 times with y our thumb ,
holding the primer in for a second before releasing it
eac h time .
4. Star t the engine b y using either the electric star t button
or the recoil star ter .
Using the r ecoil star ter : Hold the sno wthro w er
handle with one hand and pull the recoil star ter
vig orously with the other hand.
Using the electric star ter :
A. Connect the po w er cord to the sno wthro w er and to
a standard household po w er outlet and push the
star ter button.
Important: R un the electric star ter no mor e
than 10 times at inter v als of 5 seconds on, then
5 seconds of f. R unning the electric star ter
extensi v el y can o v erheat and dama ge it. If
the engine does not star t after this series of
attempts, w ait at least 40 min utes to allo w the
star ter to cool bef or e attempting to star t it
a gain. If the engine does not star t after the
second series of attempts, tak e the sno wthr o w er
to an Authoriz ed Ser vice Dealer f or ser vice.
B . W hen the engine star ts , disconnect the po w er cord
from the sno wthro w er and the outlet.
5. With the engine r unning, mo v e the c hok e lev er to the
left slo wly .
Stopping the Engine
T o stop the engine , tur n the ignition k ey countercloc kwise
to the Off position.
Adjusting the Discharge Chute
T o adjust the disc harg e c hute , mo v e the c hute handle and
the c hute deflector handle as sho wn ( Figure 9 ).
Figure 9
1. Chute handle 2. Chute deector handle
Preventing Freeze-up after Use
• Let the engine r un for a few min utes to prev ent mo ving
par ts from freezing . Stop the engine , w ait for all
mo ving par ts to stop , and remo v e ice and sno w from
the sno wthro w er .
• With the engine off , pull the recoil star ter handle
sev eral times and push the electric star t button once
(if applicable) to prev ent the recoil and electric star ters
from freezing up .
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