Starting Your Engine - TecumsehPower TH098SA Operator's Manual

B. Filling Fuel Tank
An adult should fuel this engine.
WARNING
NEVER allow children to refuel this
engine. Gasoline (fuel) vapors are highly flammable and
can explode. Fuel vapors can spread and be ignited by a
spark or flame many feet away from engine. To prevent
injury or death from fuel fires, follow these instructions:
1. Stop engine and allow it to cool before refueling.
2. Be sure engine is outdoors and in a well-ventilated
area.
3. Clean area around fuel fill cap and remove fuel fill cap.
For recommended mixture ratios of fuel and oil, see Tables
1, 2 and 3 on page 4. See "III. Oil and Fuel Specifications"
instructions on page 4. Afterward, continue reading
instructions below.
4. Using an approved red GASOLINE container, add fuel
mixture slowly, being careful to avoid spilling. DO NOT
overfill fuel tank. Leave space in the tank to allow fuel
to expand without overflowing.
5. Replace fuel fill cap securely and wipe up spilled fuel
before starting engine. If fuel mixture is spilled DO NOT
start engine. Move machine away from area of spillage.
Avoid creating any source of ignition until fuel vapors
are gone.
Replace a damaged or missing fuel fill cap only with a
genuine TecumsehPower replacement Fuel Fill Cap. Failure
to do so may VOID YOUR WARRANTY. See Figure 6.
Figure 6. Possible Fuel Fill Cap(s)
181-807-14
NOTE
NOTE
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Bottom View
Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled
C. Check the Following Items
Be sure equipment is in neutral before attempting to start
(see equipment manufacturer's instructions).
1. Be sure ignition switch on engine or equipment is in
"ON", "RUN" or "START" position, if present (see
equipment manufacturer's instructions).
2. Be sure air vent on fuel fill cap, if present (see equip-
ment manufacturer's instructions) is free of debris.
Be sure air vent screw, if present (see equipment
manufacturer's instructions) on fuel fill cap is open.
V. Starting Your Engine
To avoid serious injury or death, an
WARNING
adult should start this engine. Only
allow children to start engine if an adult has determined
they are experienced and capable of such operation.
If you are unable to start this engine
WARNING
after following instructions in this
manual, contact your Authorized TecumsehPower
Servicing Dealer. To avoid serious burn injuries or damage
to your engine, DO NOT attempt to start or troubleshoot
this engine in any other way. For example:
• DO NOT use starting fluid.
• DO NOT spray flammable vapors into carburetor.
• DO NOT put flammable liquids into carburetor.
• DO NOT operate engine or pull on starter rope with
spark plug removed. Fuel can spray from spark plug
hole and ignite.
STOP
STOP SLOW RUN
Figure 7. Typical Engine Symbols
If engine is remotely controlled (see equipment
manufacturer's instructions) your equipment may have one
or more of the following engine symbols. See Figure 7.
This section contains starting instructions for several
different types of engines. In order to locate the instructions
that apply to your engine, first determine what type of
starter you have. If you have an electric starter, see
"A. Engines with Electric Starters" instructions on page 6.
If you have a manual recoil starter, see "B. Engines with
Recoil Starters" instructions on page 8.
NOTE
FAST CHOKE PRIMER
NOTE
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