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S Slidetheblade andretaining washeronto
the shaft of the gearbox.
S Now place the cupped washer onto the
shaft. Make sure the cupped side of the
washer is toward the blade.
S Installthe bladenut bythreading ontothe
shaft counterclockwise.
Shield
Blade
Retaining
Washer
Dust Cup
Cupped
Washer
Nut
ThreadedShaf
WARNING:Donotuseanyblades,orfas-
tening hardware other than the
washersandnutsillustrated.Thesepartsmust
beprovidedbyWeedEater,andinstalledas
shownbelow.Failuretouseproperpartscan
causethebladetoflyoffandseriouslyhurtyou
or others.
NOTE:Makesureallpartsareinplaceasillus-
trated,andthebladeissandwichedbetween
thedustcupandtheretainingwasher.There
shouldbenospacebetweenthebladeandthe
dust cup or the retaining washer.
S Align hole in dust cup with hole in side of
gearbox by rotating the blade.
S Insert a small screwdriver into aligned
holes.Thiswillkeeptheshaftfromturning
while tightening the blade nut.
Screwdriver
S Tightenbladenutfirmlywithawrenchwhile
holding screwdriver in position.
S Remove the screwdriver.
S Turn blade by hand. If the blade binds
againsttheshield,orappearstobeuneven,
thebladeisnotcentered,andyoumustre-
install.
NOTE:Toremoveblade,insertscrewdriver
intoalignedholes.Un-threadthenutandre-
moveparts.Besuretostorepartsandinstruc-
tions for future use.
FUEL YOUR UNIT
Thisengineiscertifiedtooperateonunleaded
gasoline.Gasolinemustbemixedwithagood
quality2-cycleair-cooledengineoildesignedto
bemixedataratioof40:1.Poulan/WeedEater
brandoilisrecommended.(A40:1ratioisob-
tainedbymixing3.2ouncesofoilwith1gallonof
unleadedgasoline).Whenmixingfuelfollowthe
instructionsprintedonthecontainer.Always
readandfollowthesafetyrulesunderFUEL
SAFETY.
STARTING
STOPPING YOUR ENGINE
S Move the ON/STOP switch to STOP.
S If engine does not stop, move choke to
the FULL CHOKE position.
STARTING YOUR ENGINE
WARNING: The trimmer head will turn
whilestartingtheengine. Avoidanycontact
withthemuffler.Ahotmufflercancauseseri-
ous burns.
S Restengineandshieldonground,support-
ing trimmer head off ground.
COLD ENGINE OR WARM ENGINE
AFTER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
S Move the switch to the ON position.
S Slowly press the primer bulb 6 times.
SMovechokelever toFULL CHOKEposi-
tion.
Choke
Lever
Starter
Handle
S Squeeze thethrottle triggerfully andhold
through all remaining steps.
S Pull starter rope handle sharply 6 times.
S MovechokelevertoHALF CHOKEposi-
tion.
S Pull starter rope handle no more than 6
pulls, until engine runs.
S Allowenginetorun10seconds,thenmove
choke lever to OFF CHOKE position.
RESTARTING A WARM ENGINE
S MovechokelevertoOFFCHOKEposition.
S Pull starterrope handleuntil engineruns.
S Ifenginedoesnotstartin5pulls,followin-
structionsinSTARTINGACOLDENGINE.
