Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Ok, I got the new 418ZR setup this evening......putting in the oil and gas was easy.

I followed all the directions in the manual on the start procedure:

I put the red key in the ignition slot
I moved the little choke lever to the right
I pushed the primer twice, holding in the button for 1 second each time

I pulled the recoil starter, and nothing happened. I pulled it another 20 times.......still nothing.

I then moved the choke lever all the way to the left, and it pulled in one start.

According to the manual, the choke lever is supposed to be towards the right to start it, not the left position (closed).

Any thoughts on why this is happening?  Is it because it's still fairly warm outside (10* C / 50* F)?

I'm hoping I dont have a defective unit, as it's going to be a hassle to drain all the fluids and take it back to HD

Thanks
James

there may be a misprint in the manual because you should need the choke closed to start a cold engine and then start to open the choke as the engines warms up.  In some cases it may start better at 1/2 choke.  I have never seen this model so i really cant say which way the choke is open or closed, but, cold engines need the choke closed and warm/hot engines need the choke open.  Each machine is a little different as far as how they start, you will need to find out from experience how your machine starts best.  Temperature will make a big difference, the colder it it the more fuel/choke it will need to start.

Carl