Starting And Stopping - Sears Craftsman WEEDWACKER 517.798580 Operator's Manual

STARTING AND STOPPING
TO START
1. Lay Trimmer on a flat, bare surface.
2. Push primer bulb (A) 8 to 10 times.
3. Move choke lever to "choke" position
(B).
4. Squeeze trigger to full throttle position.
5. Pull starter rope until engine tries to
run. (No more than 6 pulls.)
6, Move choke lever to "1/2 choke"
position (C).
7. Squeeze trigger to full throttle position
and pull starter until engine runs.
8, Run engine 30 to 45 seconds at full
throttle on half choke position to warm
up, Then move choke lever to "run"
position (D).
TO STOP:
Push and hold red STOP button (E) until
engine stops.
A
D
C
E
B
MAINTENANCE
SCHEDULE
Air Filter
Spark Arrestor Screen
Spark Plug
Stringhead Retainer
EVERY 5 HOURS
CLEAN
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EVERY25 HOURS OR YEARLY
REPLACE
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MAINTENANCE AND
ADJUSTMENT
You can often make adjustments and
repairs described here. For other
repairs, have the trimmer serviced by
an authorized servicing dealer.
Use only .080" (2.0ram) diameter
monofilament string.
SPOOL REPLACEMENT (New
prewound spool)
1. Stop engine. Hold stringhead and
unscrew spool retainer (A). Turn
counterclockwise, (see Fig. 1).
2. Remove empty spool from stringhead.
3. To install new spool, make sure that
the two strings are captured in the stots
(C) opposite each other on the new
spool. Extend end of string approxi-
mately 6 inches (15cm) beyond the
slots (see Fig. 2),