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Page 3 - GENERAL SAFETY RULES

Page 3 GENERAL SAFETY RULES WARNING: Read and understand all instructions. Failure to follow allinstructions listed below may result in electric shock,fire and/or serious personal injury. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Do not allow children or untrained individuals to use thisunit. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Never start or run the engin...

Page 4 - SPECIFIC SAFETY RULES

Page 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Do not operate vacuum without vacuum bag installed; flyingdebris could cause serious injury. Always close vacuumbag completely before operating. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Always hold the blower in your right hand, refer to the “Op-eration Instructions,” later in this manual for additional in-format...

Page 5 - SYMBOLS

Page 5 SYMBOLS Some of the following symbols may be used on this tool. Please study them and learn their meaning for safe operation ofthis product. SYMBOL NAME EXPLANATION Safety Alert Symbol Precautions that involve your safety. . Read the Operator’s Manual To reduce the risk of injury, user must r...

Page 6 - SERVICE; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Page 6 The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated with this product. SYMBOL SIGNAL MEANING DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death orserious injury. WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous s...

Page 7 - SPECIFICATIONS; FEATURES

Page 7 SPECIFICATIONS Weight ..................................................................................................................................................... 10.4 lbs. (4.7 kg.) Engine displacement ....................................................................................

Page 8 - INSTRUCTIONS

Page 8 FEATURES INSTRUCTIONS When unpacking the blower: ■ Carefully remove the blower and accessories from the box. ■ Make sure that all items listed in the packing list are in-cluded. ■ Inspect the blower carefully to make sure no breakage ordamage occurred during shipping. ■ Do not discard the pac...

Page 9 - ASSEMBLY

Page 9 WARNING: Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wirebefore installing parts, making adjustments, cleaning,or when not in use. Failure to do so could result inpossible serious personal injury. ASSEMBLING THE BLOWER TUBES See Figure 2. 1. Screw the nozzle onto the upper blower tube and t...

Page 10 - INSTALLING THE VACUUM TUBES

Page 10 ASSEMBLY INLET COVER DOOR DOOR KNOB WARNING: Stop the engine and disconnect the spark plug wire beforeinstalling par ts, making adjustments, cleaning, or whennot in use. Failure to do so could result in possible seriouspersonal injury. INSTALLING THE VACUUM TUBES See Figures 5 and 6. To inst...

Page 11 - OPERATION; FILLING THE TANK

Page 11 OPERATION PREMIUM EXACT MIX™ (50:1) GASOLINE OIL 1 gallon (US) 2.6 oz. 1 Liter 20 cc (20 ml) FILLING THE TANK WARNING: Always stop the engine before filling the fuel tank. Neveradd fuel to a machine with a running or hot engine. Moveat least 30 ft. (9 m) from the refueling area before starti...

Page 12 - STARTING AND STOPPING; OPERATING THE BLOWER

Page 12 OPERATION STARTING AND STOPPING See Figures 7 and 7a. Starting the product differs depending on whether theengine is cold or warm. Refer to the label on the air filterbase for choke positions A , B , and C . See Figure 7a. TO START A COLD ENGINE: 1. Place the blower on a flat, bare surface. ...

Page 13 - VACUUM OPERATION

Page 13 ■ Operate blower at the lowest possible throttle speed todo the job. ■ Check your equipment before operation, especially themuffler, air intakes and air filters. ■ Use rakes and brooms to loosen debris before blowing. ■ In dusty conditions, slightly dampen surfaces whenwater is available. ■ ...

Page 14 - MAINTENANCE

Page 14 MAINTENANCE WARNING: Use only original manufacturer's replacement parts,accessories and attachments. Failure to do so cancause possible injury, poor performance and may voidyour warranty. REPLACING AND CLEANING THE AIR FIL-TER See Figure 13. For proper performance and long life, keep air fil...

Page 15 - SPARK ARRESTOR

Page 15 FUEL CAP WARNING: A leaking fuel cap is a fire hazard and must be replacedimmediately. The fuel cap contains a non-serviceable filter and a checkvalve. A clogged fuel filter will cause poor engine perfor-mance. If performance improves when the fuel cap isloosened, the check valve may be faul...

Page 16 - TROUBLESHOOTING

Page 16 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION IF THESE SOLUTIONS DO NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM CONTACT YOUR AUTHORIZED SERVICING DEALER. Engine will not star t: Engine star ts but will not accel-erate: Engine star ts but will only runat high speed at half choke: E n g i n e d o e s n o t r e a c h f u l ls p e...

Page 17 - WARRANTY; LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

Page 17 WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT Homelite Consumer Products, Inc. warrants to the original retail purchaser that this HOMELITE product is free from defect in material and workmanship and agrees to repair or replace, atHomelite Consumer Products, Inc.’s discretion, any defectiveproduct fre...

Page 20 - CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65

983000-425 HOMELITE CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC. 1428 Pearman Dairy Road Anderson, SC 29625 Post Office Box 1207, Anderson, SC 29622 Phone 1-800-242-4672 www.homelite.com WARNING: The engine exhaust from this product contains chemicals known to the State of California to causecancer, birth defects or oth...