Craftsman 247.374302 Operator's Manual page 15

Neverstore lawn mowerwith fuel in tank indoors or in poorlyventilated
areaswhere fuel fumes mayreachan open flame, spark,or pilot light ason
afurnace,water heater,clothesdryer, or gasappliance.
Preparin9The Engine
Forengines storedover30 days:
Topreventgumfromforminginfuel system oron carburetor p arts,run
engineuntil it stopsfrom lackof fuelor addagasoline additiveto the gas
inthe tank.If youuseagasadditive,runthe engineforseveral minutesto
circulate theadditivethroughthe carburetor.
Whileengineisstill warm,change the oil.
Clean engineof surface debris.
PreparingTheLawnMower
Clean a nd lubricate m ower t horoughly asdescribed inthelubrication
instructions.
Donot usea pressure w asher or gardenhoseto cleanyourunit.
Coat m ower's cutting bladewith chassis g rease to prevent r usting.
Refer t o Preparing t he Engine forcorrect e nginestorage instructions.
Store mowerinadry,cleanarea.Donotstorenextto corrosive materials,
suchasfertilizer.
Whenstoringanytype of powerequipmentina poorlyventilatedor metalstorage
shed, c areshouldbetakento rust-proofthe equipment. U sing a lightoil or silicone,
coatthe equipment, e specially c ables andall movingpartsof yourlawnmower
beforestorage.
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