Poulan PPB430VS manual

IMPORT ANT MANUAL - - Do not thro w away MANUAL IMPORT ANTE - - No lo descarte MANUEL IMPORT ANT - - À Conserver R PPB4 30 VS ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS WA R N I N G : Read and follow all Safet y Rules and O perat ing Ins tr uct ions before using this product . F ailur e to do so c an result in ser ious injury . ADVE RT ENCI A: Lea el manual de i[...]

-- 2 -- ID ENTI FIC A TIO N OF SA FETY SY MBO LS WA R N I N G : This unit can be danger ous! C areles s or impr oper use c an c aus e ser ious injur y. Read y our operator ’ s manual c arefully until you c ompletely unders tand and can follow all warnings and s afety r ules before operating the unit . Failure to do s o c an res ult in s erious in[...]

-- 3 -- ID ENTI FIC A TIO N OF SA FETY SY MBO LS When using t he vac uum attac hment, the unit is des igned to pic k up dry material suc h as leav es , gras s, s mall twigs , and bits of paper. Do not vac uum st ones, gr avel, metal, br oken glas s, etc ., to av oid sev er e dam- age to the impeller . WAR N I NG : Fire hazar d. Nev er mix, pour, or[...]

-- 4 -- D Inspec t unit before each us e for worn, loose, mis s ing, or damaged parts . D o not use until unit is in proper w ork ing order . D Keep outside s urfac es f ree of oil and fuel. D Nev er s tart or r un engine inside a clos ed room, building or other unv entilat ed area. Breathing ex haus t fumes c an k ill. D T o av oid s tatic elec tr[...]

-- 5 -- AS SEM BL Y WAR N I NG : Stop engine and be s ure the impeller blades hav e stopped turning be- fore opening the vacuum inlet door or at- tempting to ins ert or remov e the v ac uum or blower tubes . The rotating blades c an c ause ser ious injury. Alw ay s disc onnec t t he spar k plug before perfor ming maintenance or ac- ces s ing movabl[...]

-- 6 -- 1. Ins ert the tip of a scr ewdriv er into the latch area of the v acuum inlet. Latch Area Blower Outlet V acuum Inlet C over Latch A rea 2. Gent ly tilt the handle of the sc rewdr iver to- ward the f ront of the unit to release the latch w hile pulling up on the v ac uum inlet cov er w ith your other hand. 3. Hold the v ac uum inlet c over[...]

-- 7 -- OPER A TION KNOW YOUR BLOWER READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT . Compare t he illus trati ons with y our unit to familiariz e y ours elf with the location of the v arious c ontrol s and adjus tments . S ave t his manual f or futu re ref erenc e. Chok e Lever Fuel Mix Fill Cap Starter Rope Throttl e T[...]

-- 8 -- S T o r educe nois e lev els, operate power blowers at the low es t poss ible throt tle speed to do the job. S Us e rak es and brooms t o loosen debris be- fore blowing. S In dusty conditions, s lightly dampen s ur- faces or use a mist er attac hment when wa- ter is av ailable. S Cons erv e water by us ing power blow ers inste ad of hos es [...]

-- 9 -- 4. Pull s tart er rope handle s har ply un til engine soun ds as if it is try ing to start, but do not pull rope mor e than 6 times . 5. As s oon as engine sounds as if i t is tr yin g to st art, mov e c hok e lev er to HALF CH OK E posi tion. 6. Pull s tart er rope s harply until eng ine runs, but no more than 6 pulls . NOTE: If the en- gi[...]

-- 1 0 -- Cleaning t he air fil ter: 1. Clean t he cov er and the area around it to keep debr is f rom f alling into t he car buretor chamber w hen the c over is remov ed. NOTE: Mov e choke lev er to RUN position before opening air f ilter c ov er . 2. Open air fi lter cov er by pushing button (s ee illust ration). R emove air filt er . NOTE: D o n[...]

-- 1 1 -- CARBURETOR ADJUSTMENT The carburetor has been car efully set at the fact ory. Adjustments may be nec es sar y if y ou notice any of the following c onditions : S Engine wi ll not idle w hen the throttle is r e- leased. Idle S p ee d Ad ju stm en t Allow engine to idle. A djust s peed until engine runs w ithout s talling (idle s peed too s[...]

-- 1 2 -- TROUBLE CA USE REM ED Y Engine will not sta rt . 1. Engine flooded. 2. Fuel tank empty. 3. Spark plug not firing. 4. Fuel not reac hing car buretor. 5. Compres s ion low . 1. See “S tarting a F looded Engine” in Operation s ec tion. 2. Fill tank w ith cor rec t fuel mixtur e. 3. Ins tall new s park plug. 4. Chec k for dirty fuel filte[...]

-- 1 3 -- LIMI TED WA RRAN TY Poulan PRO , a d ivi sion of H usq var na Out door Produc ts Inc., w arran ts t o the origi nal consu mer purc has er that each new Poulan PR O brand gasol ine tool or atta chment is f ree from d efect s in material and wor k manship and agr ees to r e- pair or replac e under this w arr anty any def ec tive gasol ine p[...]

-- 1 4 -- equipment manufac t urer. Y ou ar e res pons ible for pres ent ing your s mall off- - road engine to an Poulan PR O author ized r epair cent er as soon as a pr oblem ex is ts . Warranty repairs should be complet ed in a reas onable amount of time, not to ex cee d 30 days . I f y ou hav e a ny q uesti ons regardi ng your warr anty rig hts [...]