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I_IWARNING:Operatethisunitonlyinawell-ventilated 
! outdoorarea.Carbonmonoxideexhaustfumescanbe 
lethalinaconfinedarea. 
WARNING:Avoidaccidentallystartingtheunit.Toavoid  seriousinjury,theoperatorandtheunitmustbeinastable 
J  positionwhenpullingthestarterrope(Fig.10). Off(O)/Stop 
STARTINGINSTRUCTIONS 
1.Checktheoillevel.RefertoCheckingtheOilLevel. 
2.Fillthefueltank.RefertoFuelingtheUnit. 
NOTE:Thereisnoneedtoturntheuniton.TheOn/Offswitchisin 
theON(I)positionatalltimes(Fig.8)....

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HOLDINGTHEUNiT 
iA!ea in ,!  bodyprotectiontoreducetheriskofinjurywhenoperating 
thisunit. 
•Standintheoperatingposition(Fig.11).Standupstraight.Do 
notbendover. 
Keepfeetapartandfirmlyplanted. 
Holdtheshaftgripwiththerighthand.Keeptherightarm 
slightlybent. 
Holdthehandlewiththelefthand.Keeptheleftarmstraight. 
Holdtheunitatwaistlevel. 
Positionthecuttingheadafewinchesabovetheground. Fig.11 
ADJUSTINGTHETRIMMINGLiNELENGTH 
ThisunitisequippedwithaBumpHead.Trimminglinecanbe...

Page 13

  
WARNING:Topreventseriousinjury,neverperform 
maintenanceorrepairswhiletheunitisrunning.Always 
allowtheunittocoolbeforeservicingorrepairingtheunit. 
Disconnectthesparkplugwiretopreventtheunitfrom 
startingaccidentally. 
MAINTENANCESCHEDULE 
Performtheserequiredmaintenanceproceduresatthefrequency 
statedinthetable.Theseproceduresshouldalsobeapartofany 
seasonaltune-up. 
NOTE:Somemaintenanceproceduresmayrequirespecialtoolsor 
skills.Ifunsureabouttheseprocedures,taketheunittoaSears...

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RemovingOldTrimmingLineandObstructions 
Ifnecessary,removeanyoldtrimminglineand/orobstructionsfrom 
thecuttinghead. 
1.Firmlypressinthetabsonthecuttinghead(Fig.16). 
2.Removethespoolcover(Fig.16). 
3.Removeanyoldtrimminglineand/orobstructions. 
4.Useacleanclothtocleantheinnerreel,outerspoolandspool 
cover(Fig.16). 
5.Alignthetabsonthespoolcoverwiththeholesontheouter 
spool(Fig.16).Pushthespoolcoverontotheouterspooluntil 
thetabssecurelysnapintotheholes. Y 
Fig.17 
CHECKINGTHEOiLLEVEL...

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MAiNTAiNiNGTHEAiRFILTER 
WARNJNG;Toavoidseriouspersonalinjury,alwaysstop|  theengineandallowittocoolbeforecleaningormaintaining 
J  theunit. 
Failuretomaintaintheairfiltercanresultinpoorperformanceor 
cancausepermanentdamagetotheengine.Enginefailuredueto 
improperairfiltermaintenanceisnotcoveredbytheproductwarranty. 
CleaningtheAirFilter 
1.Opentheairfiltercover:pressinthelocktabandswingtheair 
filtercoverup(Fig.22). 
2.Removetheairfilter(Fig.22)....

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MAiNTAiNiNGTHESPARKPLUG 
1.Stoptheengineandallowittocool. 
2.Removethesix(6)screwsfromtheenginecoverwithaflat-head 
screwdriverorT-25Torxscrewdriver(Fig.24).Removethe 
enginecover. 
3.Graspthesparkplugbootfirmlyandpullitfromthesparkplug. 
4.Cleanaroundthesparkplug.Removethesparkplugfromthe 
cylinderheadwitha5/8-inchsocket,turningcounterclockwise. 
I,_IWARNING:Donotsandblast,scrapeorcleansparkplugi  electrodes.Gritintheenginecoulddamagethecylinder....

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PROBLEM 
Theprimerbulbwasnotpressedenough 
Thesparkplugisfouled 
Thefuelisold(over30days) 
Thefuelisold(over30days) 
! tihg@u@ i 
Theairfilterisdirty 
Thefuelisold(over30days) 
Thesparkplugisfouled 
Thecuttingheadisboundwithgrass 
Theinnerreelisboundup 
Thelineiswelded 
Notenoughlineisextended 
Thereisoil,cleanerorlubricantinthecuttinghead SOLUTION 
Presstheprimerbulb10times 
Replacethesparkplug 
Drainthefueltankandaddfreshfuel 
Drainthefueltankandaddfreshfuel 
Cleanorreplacetheairfilter...

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Congratulationsonmakingasmartpurchase.YournewCraftsman®productisdesignedandmanufacturedforyearsofdependable 
operation.Butlikeallproducts,itmayrequirerepairfromtimetotime.ThatswhenhavingaRepairProtectionAgreementcansaveyou 
moneyandaggravation. 
HereswhattheRepairProtectionAgreement*includes: 
[]Expertservicebyour10,000professionalrepairspecialists 
[]Unlimitedserviceandnochargeforpartsandlaboronallcoveredrepairs 
[]Productreplacementupto$1500ifyourcoveredproductcantbefixed...

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