Starting the engine – Shindaiwa MULTiPURPOSE TOOL CaRRiER M254 User Manual

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Slide ignition to ON

ON

Throttle Lock

Button

Make sure the

attachment is clear

of obstructions!

...and pull recoil

starter handle

upward

Hold

the unit

firmly...

Open

After engine starts, move choke to OPEN

position

Close

choke

Set the choke trigger to the CLOSED

position

Starting the Engine

iMPORTanT!

Engine ignition is controlled by a two position switch mounted on the throttle housing labeled, “I” for ON or START and “O” for OFF

or STOP.

1. Slide the ignition switch to the “ON”

position.

2. Set the throttle trigger to the “fast

idle”:

a. Squeeze the throttle trigger

toward the handgrip on the shaft

tube.

b. Depress and hold the throttle lock

button.

c. While depressing the throttle lock

button, release the throttle trigger.

3. Press the primer bulb until fuel can

be seen flowing in the transparent

waRninG!
Never start the engine from

the operating position.

return tube.

4. Set the choke trigger to the CLOSED

position if engine is cold.

5. While holding the outer tube firmly

with left hand. Use your other hand

to slowly pull the recoil starter han-

dle until resistance is felt, then pull

iMPORTanT!

The primer system only pushes fuel

through the carburetor. Repeatedly

pressing the primer bulb will not flood

the engine with fuel.

CaUTiOn!
Do not pull the recoil starter to the

end of the rope travel. Pulling the

recoil starter to the end of the rope

travel can damage the starter.

waRninG!
The cutting attachment may

move when the engine is started!

iMPORTanT!

If the engine fails to start after sev-

eral attempts with the choke in the

closed position, the engine may

be flooded with fuel. If flooding is

suspected, refer to the ”Starting

a Flooded Engine” section of this

manual.

quickly to start the engine.

6. When the engine starts, slowly move

the choke trigger to the “OPEN”

position. (If the engine stops after

the initial start, close the choke and

restart.)

7. Operating the throttle will automati-

Press primer bulb...

Primer Bulb

waRninG!

The attachment will operate immediately when the engine starts, and could result in possible serious injury. Keep mov-

able parts of the attachment away from objects that could become entangled or thrown, and surfaces that could cause

loss of control.

Throttle Trigger

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