Craftsman 247.799892 - Manual (Page 9)

• Attach spark plug wire and rubber boot to spark
plug if necessary. See figure 8.
• Place the throttle control lever in FAST position.
See figure 9.
• Move choke lever to CHOKE position.
• Grasp starter handle (see figure 9) and pull rope
out slowly until engine reaches start of compres­
sion cycle (rope will pull slightly harder at this
point). Let the rope rewind slowly.
NOTE: A noise will be heard when finding the start of
the compression cycle. This noise is caused by the
flails and fingers which are part of the shredding mech­
anism faliing into place, and should be expected. In
addition, the flails and fingers will be noisy after the
engine is started, until the impeller reaches full speed.
• Pull rope with a rapid, continuous, full arm stroke.
Keep a firm grip on start handle. Let rope rewind
slowly. Do not let starter handle snap back against
starter.
• Repeat preceding two instructions until engine
fires. When engine starts, move choke lever on
engine halfway between CHOKE and RUN.
NOTE: If engine does not fire after three attempts,
move choke lever halfway between CHOKE and RUN
position and try again. See figure 9.
Choke
Throttle Control
FIGURE 9.
• Move throttle control to IDLE position for a few min­
utes warm-up. Move choke lever to RUN position
as engine warms up.
NOTE: In order to idle smoothly, a new engine may
require 3 to 5 minutes running above slow idle speed.
Idle speed has been adjusted to be correct after this
break-in period.
TO STOP ENGINE
• Move throttle control lever to OFF position. See fig­
ure 4.
• Disconnect spark plug wire and move away from
spark plug to prevent accidental starting while
equipment is unattended.
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