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North Star MA1578111D manual

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    © 2006 Northern Tool + Equipment TM MA1578111D ITEM NUMBERS : A1573701, A1573981, A1577541, A1578111, A1578171, A1578131, A1578181, A1578151, A1578201 Owner’s Manual Pressure Washer Pump: For high pressure cleaning machines. Any Questions, Comments, Problems or Parts Orders Call NorthStar Customer Service 1-800-270-0810 Pump is shipped with oil.[...]

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    2 Hazard Signal Word Definitions[...]

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    3 Table of Contents Important Safety Rules .......................................... 4,5 Pump Oil Cap and Pump Component Identification… 6 Operation Instru ctions ........................................….7-9 Water Supply……………….………………………...7 Start-Up/Shut-Down Instructions………………….. 8 Applying Chemica[...]

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    4 Important Safety Rules Save These Instructions 1.) Read owne r's manual completely. Serious injury or death can result if safety instructions are not followed. You must be 16 or older to operate this machine. Ke ep untrained people away. 2.) Skin puncture hazard. High pressure fluid can inject under skin resultin g in serious inj ury includ [...]

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    5 Important Safety Rules 5.) Risk of exposure to dangerous chemicals. Serious injury or death can result if chemical manu facturer instructions are not follow ed. -Wear protective gloves when handling and cleanin g with chemica ls. -Understand all safety hazards and first aid for a ll chemicals being use d. -When cleaning filters, check if c hem ic[...]

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    6 Pump Oil Cap and Pump Component Identification[...]

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    7 Operation Instructions Water Supply 1.) Make sure the water supply is clean. D ebris can cause excess pump wear and reduce performance. 2.) An insufficient water supply will damage your pump. Make sure the water supply is steady and is 20% over the rated flow of your pump. Use a stopwatch to time how long it takes to fill a 5 gallon bucket with y[...]

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    8 Operation Instructions Start-Up Instructions 1. Attach garden hose to water inlet. 2. Attach pressure hose to water outlet and gun. 3. Attach spray gun to lance. 4. Turn water supply ON. 5. Squeeze trigger to purge air from pump. 6. Insert nozzle. 7. Start engine. Shut-Down Instructions 1. Turn engine OFF. 2. Turn water supply OFF. 3. Squeeze tri[...]

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    9 Operation Instructions Applying Chemicals 1.) Install the black nozzle to spray chemicals onto the cleaning surface. 2.) Start the pressure washer acco rding to the start-up instructions. 3.) Submerge the chemical hose in cleaning solution. 4.) Squeeze the spray gun trigger. The chemical injector will draw the chemical into the water stream. 5.) [...]

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    10 Maintenance and Storage Maintenance Mode Before performing any maintenance on the pressure wa sher, it must be placed in maintenance mode. 1.) Turn off engine. 2.) Turn off water supply. 3.) Squeeze trigger to relieve system pressure. 4.) Shut off fuel valve. 5.) Unplug spark plug wire from spar k plug, (see engine owners’ manual). Maintenance[...]

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    11 sight glas s drain plug fill ca p A1578171 fill ca p drain plug sight glas s fill cap drain plug A1578181 A1578131 A1 578151 sight glass fill cap drain plug sight glass A1577541 A 1573701 A15739 81 sight glas s drain plug fill ca p fill cap sight glas s drain plug fill cap A157820 1 Oil capacity: 8.5 oz. (.25L ) Oil capacity: 10.2 oz. ( .30L) Oi[...]

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    12 Maintenance and Storage Long Term Storage Follow the engine owner’s manual for storing the engine. Winter Storage Protect your pump, hose, and gun from freezing. Items needed: 12” piece of garden hose or equivalent, funnel and RV antifreeze (approximately 6 oz.) 1.) Follow the storage inst ructions listed above. 2.) Disconnect spark plug cab[...]

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    13 Troubleshooting Problem Engine will not start SOLUTION: A,B Low/Surging pressure or no water flow SOLUTION: C,D,E,F,G,H No chemical injection SOLUTION: I,J,K,L Cause Solution A- Low oil shutdown See engine manual for oil requirements B- Engine starting instructions not followed See engine manual for starting instructions C- Insufficient water su[...]

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    14 Specifications A1577541 A1573701 PSI 2700 PSI 2000 GPM 2.5 GPM 3.0 Max Water Temp 140 ° F Max Water Temp 140 ° F Power 5-6.5hp Gas engine Power 5-6.5 hp Gas engine Shaft size ¾” keyed Shaft size ¾” keyed Nozzle size #3.0 Nozzle size #4.0 A1573981 A1578111 PSI 3000 PSI 2700 GPM 4.0 GPM 2.5 Max Water Temp 140 ° F Max Water Temp 140 ° F P[...]

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    15 Parts Explosion Rev. D Item Part# Description Qty Model 1 38514 35811 35812 779404 38518 38516 777654 38517 38520 Comet VRX Pump General TP 2530 General EZ3040 Comet BXD Pump Cat 3DX Pump Comet AXD Pump Cat 3SP Pump Comet ZWD Pump Cat 66DX Pump 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A1577541 A1573701 A1573981 A1578111 A1578171 A1578131 A1578181 A1578151 A1578201 2 7[...]