Transporting Your Engine; Seasonal Storage - Tecumseh tvt691 Operator's Manual

VIII. Transporting Your Engine
NEVER transport this engine inside
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another vehicle or in any enclosed
space if there is any gasoline in the tank. Fuel vapor or
spilled fuel may ignite.
If there is fuel in the fuel tank, close
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the fuel shut off valve, if equipped,
and transport the engine upright in an open vehicle, such as
an open trailer or open bed of a pickup truck.
If you do not have an open vehicle and have to transport
the engine upright in a closed vehicle, follow these steps
for emptying the fuel tank before transporting:
1. Empty fuel tank by using a commercially available
suction device designed for use with gasoline.
DO NOT pour fuel from engine or
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siphon fuel by mouth.
2. Drain fuel into an approved red GASOLINE container,
being careful to avoid spilling.
3. Run the engine until remaining fuel is consumed.
NEVER leave the engine
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unattended when it is running and
NEVER run engine in enclosed areas.
IX. Seasonal Storage
If engine is to be unused for more than a month, prepare
engine as indicated below:
A. Fuel System
Fuel stored in the tank will gradually deteriorate, leaving
gum deposits which will clog the carburetor or fuel system.
To avoid these problems, treat the fuel system in one of the
two following methods:
I. Method 1
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 the engine with fuel in
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the fuel tank inside a building with
potential sources of ignition such as hot water and space
heaters, clothes dryers, electric motors, etc.
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Tecumseh recommends using ULTRA-FRESH™ or Fuel
Saver Plus Gasoline Stabilizer plus Fuel System Cleaner as
acceptable methods of minimizing formation of fuel gum
deposits during storage. Both products are available from
your Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer.
Always follow mix ratio found on stabilizer container. Failure
to do so may result in equipment damage.
DO NOT drain stabilized gas from carburetor. Doing so may
result in gum deposits and/or corrosion and cause
equipment malfunction. Instead of using a fuel preservative/
stabilizer, you can empty the fuel tank as described in
Method 2.
Instead of using a fuel preservative/stabilizer, you can
empty the fuel tank as described in Method 2 below.
II. Method 2
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.
NEVER leave the engine
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unattended when it is running and
NEVER run engine in enclosed areas.
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