Shindaiwa 68800-94313 User Manual

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WARNING!

The cutting blades may move (oscil-

late) when the engine is started. Keep

away from the cutter assembly while

starting the engine!

Starting A Flooded Engine

1.  Disconnect the spark plug lead and use 

the spark plug wrench to remove the 

spark plug (turn counter clockwise to 

remove). 

.  Slide the ignition switch to the “O” 

(STOP) position.

If the spark plug is fouled or soaked with 

fuel, clean the plug as necessary.
3.  Open the choke (Figure 13) and fully 

depress the throttle lever with your left 

hand, then pull the starter handle rap-

idly with your right hand to clear excess 

fuel from the combustion chamber.

4.  Reinstall the spark plug and tighten it 

firmly. If a torque wrench is available, 

torque the spark plug to 148–165 in.-lb 

(170–190 kg/cm).

5.  Repeat the starting procedure for a 

warm engine.

6.  If the engine still fails to start, refer to 

the troubleshooting section near the 

end of this manual.

Starting the Engine 

5.  While holding the outer tube firmly 

with left hand. Use your other hand 

to slowly pull the recoil starter handle 

until resistance is felt, then pull quickly 

to start the engine.

3.  Press the primer bulb until fuel can be 

seen flowing in the transparent return 

tube.

Make sure the 

cutting attach-

ment

is clear of 

obstructions!

IMPORTANT!

Engine ignition is controled by a two

position switch mounted on the throttle

housing labeled, "I" for ON or START and

"O" for OFF or STOP.

IMPORTANT! 

The primer system only pushes fuel

through the carburetor. Repeatedly

pressing the primer bulb will not flood the 

engine with fuel.

   CAUTION! 
Do not pull the recoil starter to the end

of the rope travel. Pulling the recoil

starter to the end of the rope travel can

damage the starter.

ON

1.  Slide the ignition switch to the “ON” 

position. See Figure 9.

.  Set the throttle lever to the “fast idle”;
 

a. Squeeze the throttle lever toward the 

handgrip on the shaft tube.

 b. Depress and hold the throttle lock 

button.

 c. While depressing the throttle lock 

button, release the throttle lever. 

Then release the throttle lock button.          

See Figure 9.

4.  Set the choke 

lever to the 

CLOSED posi-

tion if engine is 

cold.

Never start the engine from the oper-

ating position.

When the Engine Starts...

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  After the engine starts, allow the engine 

to warm up at idle  or 3 minutes before 

operating the unit. 

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  Advancing the throttle makes the cut-

ting attachment oscillate faster; releas-

ing the throttle permits the attachment 

to stop oscillating. If the cutting attach-

ment continues to oscillate when the 

engine returns to idle, carburetor idle 

speed should be adjusted (see "Adjust-

ing Engine Idle" on the next page).

IMPORTANT!

If the engine fails to start after several

attempts with the choke in the closed

position, the engine may be flooded 

with fuel. If flooding is suspected, 

move the choke lever to the open position

and repeatedly pull the recoil starter to

remove excess fuel and start the engine.

If the engine still fails to start, refer to the

troubleshooting section of this manual.

6. When the engine starts, slowly move 

the choke lever to the "OPEN" position.  

See Figure 13.   (If the engine stops 

after the initial start, close the choke 

and restart.)        

WARNING!