Basic Starting Procedure; Cold Engine/Warm Engine After Running Out Of Fuel; Starting A Warm Engine; Difficult Starting/Flooded Engine - Craftsman 358.351060 Operator's Manual

OPERATION
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
- Move on/stop switch to the "STOP" position.
* if engine does not stop, pull blue choke knob out fully
WARNING:
ALWAYS WEAR GLOVES; SAFETY FOOT-
WEAR, SNUG-FITTING CLOTHING; AND
EYE, HEARING, AND HEAD PROTECTION
DEVICES WHEN OPERATING A CHAIN
SAWo
THE CHAIN MUST NOT MOVE WHEN THE
ENGINE RUNS AT IDLE SPEED. REFER
TO THE "CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENTS"
SECTION FOR CORRECTION.
NOTE: Check chain tension using instructions in the
Service and Adjustment Section:
, Before first use.
o After 1 minute of operation_
BASIC STARTING PROCEDURE
(Fig.10 & 11)
COLD ENGINE/WARM ENGINE AFTER
RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
', Fuel engine with 40:1 fuei mix.
, Fill bar oil tank with bar oil.Your saw will use approxi-
mately one tank of bar oil for each tank of fue! mix
o Prime engine by pressing primer bulb six times.
= Turn on ignition by moving on/stop switch to the "ON"
position.
° Actuate choke by pulling blue choke knob fully out.
Then set the saw on the ground Grip the front handle
with your left hand and place your right foot through
the opening in the rear handle.
o Set fast idle by depressing the throttle lock with your
right hand. Then squeeze throttle trigger and hold
With your thumb, press the fast idle lock down and
hold. Next, release the throttle trigger.
o IF THROTTLE TRIGGER IS SQUEEZED ACCIDEN-
TALLY DURING STARTING IT WILL BE NECES-
SARY TO RESET THE FAST IDLE LOCK.
NOTE: When pulling the starter rope, do not use the full
extent of the rope as this can cause the rope to break
Do not let the starter snap back hold the handle and let
the rope rewind slowly.
° Pull starter rope handle with your right hand until the
engine attempts to start Then push the blue choke
knob in to the partial position. Resume pulling handle
until engine starts.
° Above 40 degrees, allow engine to run for approxi-
mately 5 seconds, push the choke knob in to the OFF
position, then squeeze and release throttle trigger to
allow engine to idle.
° Below 40 degrees, allow engine to warm up 30 sec-
onds - 1 minute with choke at partial position, Push
choke knob in to the OFF position, then squeeze and
release throttle trigger to allow engine to idle.
• To stop engine, move onfstop switch to the "STOP"
position
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STOP
Positions
Choke .....
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Fi ure 10
STARTING
A WARM ENGINE
, Move on/stop switch to the "ON" position.
o Be sure choke is in the "OFF" position.
° Activate fast idle lock=.
o With saw on ground, grip front handle with Ieft hand
and place right foot through opening in rear handle.
o Pull starter rope handle until engine starts.
. Squeeze and release throttle trigger to return engine
to idle speed
Right Hand
on
Starter Rope Handle
t
STARTING POSITION I
Left Hand
on
Front Handle
Right Foot through Opening in Handle
Figure 11
DIFFICULT STARTING/FLOODED ENGINE
The engine may be flooded with too much fuel if it has
not started after 20 pulls,
Flooded engines can be cleared of excess fuel with the
following procedure:
o Activate the fast idle lock.
o Push the choke knob to the "OFF" position
,, Verify that ontstop switch is in the "ON" position..
o With saw on ground, grip front handle with left hand
and place right foot through opening in rear handle°
,, Pull starter rope handle until engine starts.
Starting could require pulling starter rope handle many
times depending on how badly unit is flooded,
If engine stilt fails to start, refer to "TROUBLE SHOOT-
ING" chart or call the 1-800 number listed on the front
page of this manual
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