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OperatorsManual 
M 
4-Cycle 
WEEDWACKER®GASTRIMMER 
ModelNo.316.794490 
CAUTION:Beforeusingthisproduct, 
readthismanualandfollowallitsSafety 
RulesandOperatinginstructions. *SAFETY 
*ASSEMBLY 
*OPERATION 
*MAINTENANCE 
.ESPANOL,R19 
SearsBrandsManagementCorporation,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U.S.A. 
Visitourwebsite:www.craftsman.com 
769-09618/0012/13  

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TABLEOFCONTENTS 
Safety...............................................2 
Warranty.............................................5 
KnowYourUnit........................................6 
Specifications.........................................6 
Assembly.............................................7 
OilandFuel...........................................9 
StartingandStopping..................................11 
Operation............................................12...

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•iMPORTANTSAFETYiNSTRUCTiONS• 
READALLiNSTRUCTiONSBEFOREOPERATING 
m  WARNING.Whenusingtheunit,allsafety 
instructionsmustbefollowed.Pleasereadthese 
instructionsbeforeoperatingtheunitinordertoensurethe 
safetyoftheoperatorandanybystanders.Pleasekeep 
theseinstructionsforlateruse. 
•Readtheinstructionscarefully.Befamiliarwiththecontrolsand 
properuseoftheunit. 
Donotoperatethisunitwhentired,illorundertheinfluenceof 
alcohol,drugsormedication. 
Childrenmustnotoperatetheunit.Teensmustbeaccompanied...

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OTHERSAFETYWARNINGS 
•Allservice,otherthanthemaintenanceproceduresdescribedin 
thismanual,shouldbeperformedbyaSearsorotherqualified 
servicedealer. 
Beforeinspecting,servicing,cleaning,storing,transportingor 
replacinganypartsontheunit: 
1.Stoptheunit. 
2.Makesureallmovingpartshavestopped. 
3.Allowtheunittocool. 
4.Disconnectthesparkplugwire. 
Securetheunitwhiletransporting. Neverstoretheunitwithfuelinthetank,insideabuildingwhere 
fumesmayreachanopenflame(pilotlights,etc.)orsparks...

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CRAFTSMANTWOYEARLiMiTEDWARRANTY 
FORTWOYEARSfromthedateofsale,thisproductiswarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterialorworkmanship.Withproofofpurchase,a 
defectiveproductwillreceivefreerepairorreplacementatoptionofseller. 
ADDITIONALLIMITEDWARRANTYonTRIMMERSHAFTS 
FORTHETHIRDTHROUGHTENTHYEARfromthedateofpurchase,theoutermetalhousingoftheupperandlowertrimmershaftsis 
warrantedagainstanydefectsinmaterialorworkmanship.Withproofofpurchase,anewhousingwillbesuppliedfreeofcharge.Youare...

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APPLiCATiONS 
Asatrimmer: 
•Cuttinggrassandlightweeds. 
Edging 
Decorativetrimmingaroundtrees,fences,etc. 
Otheroptionalaccessoriesmaybeusedwiththisunit. 
ASSEMBLYTOOLSREQUIRED: 
=#2Phillipsscrewdriver 
•3/8Socket Muffler 
Starter 
RopeGrip_ 
ShaftGrip 
On/OffSwitch OilFillPlug 
\ 
SparkPlug 
FuelCap 
Handle 
ShaftHousing 
2 
Coupler Throttle 
Control 
ChokeLever PrimerBulb 
CuttingHead 
Shield 
Cutting 
LineCuttingBlade AirFilterCover...

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iNSTALLiNGTHECUTTINGHEADSHIELD 
_WARNING:Topreventseriouspersonalinjury,never]  operatetheunitwithoutthecuttingheadshieldinplace. 
1.Placethecuttingheadshieldontothemountbracket.Alignthe 
holesinthecuttingheadshieldwiththeholesinthemount 
bracket.(Fig.1) 
Screwthe2screwsthroughthemountbracketandintothe 
cuttingheadshielduntilfingertight. 
Usinga#2Phillipsscrewdriver,tightenthescrewsuntilthe 
cuttingheadshieldisfirmlyinplace.Tightenthescrewsequally. 
Thegapbetweenthemountbracketandthecuttingheadshield...

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WARNING:Beforeusinganyattachment,readandi 
understandthemanualthatcamewiththeattachment. 
I  Followallsafetyinformationcontainedwithin. 
WARNING:Toavoidseriouspersonalinjuryandi 
damagetotheunit,shuttheunitoffbeforeremovingor 
I  installinganattachment. 
OPERATINGTHECOUPLER 
Thecouplerenablestheuseofvariousoptionalattachments. 
InstallingtheAttachment 
1.Removethehangercapfromtheattachment.Keepthehanger 
capforusewhenstoringtheattachment.Ifpresent,removethe 
grayspacerfromthecoupler....

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USINGTHERIGHTOiL 
Useahigh-qualitySAE30weightoil.DONOTusedirtyoil.Failure 
tousecleanoilofthecorrecttypecancauseprematureengine 
wearandfailure. 
ADDINGOiL:iNiTiALUSE 
WARNING:OVERFILLINGTHECRANKCASEMAY 
CAUSESERIOUSPERSONALINJURY.Checktheoillevel 
beforeeachuse.Theimportanceofmaintainingtheproper 
oillevelcannotbeoveremphasized.Changetheoil 
accordingtotheMaintenanceSchedule. FunnelSpout_(_ 4+CycleMotorOil 
Fig.6 
NOTE:Thisunitwasshippedwithoutoilinthecrankcase.Oilmust 
beaddedbeforestartingtheunit....

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USINGTHERIGHTFUEL 
Theuseofoldfuelisthemostcommoncauseofperformance 
problems.Useonlyfresh,cleanunleadedgasoline. 
NOTE:Thisunithasafour-cycleengine.DONOTmixoilwithgasoline. 
DefinitionofBlendedFuels 
Todaysfuelsareoftenablendofgasolineandoxygenatessuchas 
ethanol,methanolorMTBE(ether).Alcohol-blendedfuelabsorbs 
water.Aslittleas1%waterinthefuelcanmakefuelandoil 
separate,formingacidswhenstored.ALWAYSusefreshfuel(less 
than30daysold). 
NOTE:Disposeofoldfuelaccordingtofederal,stateandlocal...
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