181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 9
V. Starting Your Engine
To avoid serious injury or death, an
adult should start this engine. Only
allow children to start engine if an adult has determined
they are experienced and capable of such operation.
If you are unable to start this engine
after following instructions in this
manual, contact your Authorized TecumsehPower
Servicing Dealer. To avoid serious burn injuries or damage
to your engine, DO NOT attempt to start or troubleshoot
this engine in any other way. For example:
• DO NOT use starting fluid.
• DO NOT spray flammable vapors into carburetor.
• DO NOT put flammable liquids into carburetor.
• DO NOT operate engine or pull on starter rope with
spark plug removed. Fuel can spray from spark plug
hole and ignite.
NOTE
If engine is remotely controlled (see equipment
manufacturer’s instructions) your equipment may
have one or more of the following engine symbols.
See Figure 18.
This section contains starting instructions for several
different types of engines. In order to locate the instructions
that apply to your engine, first determine what type of
starter you have. If you have an electric starter, see
“A. Engines with Electric Starters” instructions on page 10.
If you have a manual recoil starter, see “B. Engines with
Recoil Starters” instructions on page 13.
WARNING
WARNING
Figure 18. Typical Engine Symbols
STOP
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