Craftsman 4 Cycle Weed Eater Owners Manual
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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...
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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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