TecumsehPower TH098SA Operator's Manual page 16

III. Fuel System
To avoid stale gas and carburetor problems, treat the fuel
system in the following method below:
TecumsehPower Company recommends using
ULTRA-FRESH™
Gasoline Stabilizer as an acceptable
method of minimizing formation of fuel gum deposits during
storage. This product is available from your Authorized
TecumsehPower Servicing Dealer.
Always follow mix ratio found on stabilizer container. Failure
to do so may result in equipment damage.
It is NOT necessary to drain stabilized gas from carburetor.
IV. Fuel Treatment
1. Add fuel stabilizer according to manufacturer's
instructions.
2. Run engine at least 10 minutes after adding stabilizer
to allow it to reach carburetor.
NEVER store engine with fuel in the
WARNING
fuel tank inside a building with
potential sources of ignition such as hot water or space
heaters, clothes dryers, electric motors, etc. Doing so may
lead to an explosion resulting in death or serious injury.
Instead of using a fuel preservative/stabilizer, you can
empty the fuel tank as described under "I. Draining Fuel"
instructions. See "B. Extended Storage" instructions.
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NOTES
NOTE
Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled
B. Extended Storage
I. Draining Fuel
Clean debris from engine before draining fuel from
carburetor. See "I. Clean Engine" instructions on page 13.
Afterward, continue reading instructions below.
If you have prepared your fuel for short-term storage it is
NOT necessary to drain fuel that contains stabilizer from
your carburetor. See "A. Short-Term/Seasonal Storage"
instructions on page 13. Afterward, continue reading
instructions below.
To avoid severe injury or death,
WARNING
DO NOT pour fuel from engine or
siphon fuel by mouth.
1. To prevent serious injury from fuel fires, empty fuel tank
by running engine until it stops from lack of fuel. DO
NOT attempt to pour fuel from engine.
2. Run the engine while waiting until the remaining fuel is
consumed.
NEVER leave the engine unattended
WARNING
when it is running and NEVER run
engine in enclosed areas to avoid death or serious injury.
3. Begin servicing the cylinder bore. See "II. Oil Cylinder
Bore" instructions on page 15.
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