Gasoline And Oil Mixture; To Start The Engine - Craftsman 536.797502 Operating Instructions Manual

before storage for 30 days or longer. Drain
the gas tank, start the engine and let it run
until the fueltines and carburetor are empty.
Use fresh fuel next season. See Storage In-
structions for additional information. Never
use engine or carburetor cleaner products
in the fuel tank or permanent damage may
occur.
GASOLINE AND OIL MIXTURE
Mix gasoline and oil 24:1 as follows:
o Pour 1 U.S. quart of fresh, clean,
unleaded automotive gasoline into a
gallon gasoline container.
• Add 5.3 oz.(found in carton) of clean,
high quality SAE 30 or SAE 40 two-cycle
oil into the gasoline container.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT use Outboard
Motor Oil or Multi-Viscosity Oils, such
as 10W-30 or 10W-40.
o Reinstall the cap on the gasoline con-
tainer and shake container vigorously so
the oil mixes with the gasoline.
o Add an additional 3 U.S. quarts of
gasoline to the gallon container and
shake the container again.
° This completes the special gasoline
mixing procedure, It can now be poured
into the cultivatorltitler fuel tank.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT fi!l fuel tank with
gasoline that does not have oil mixed in
it. Do not use gasoline additives because
the engine may be damaged. Shake the
gasoline container before each filling of
the fuel tank.
Add More Gas
(3 U,S. Quarts)
Oft5/8 Cup
or 5.3 oz-
+
1 U.S. "_-
Gabon Shake Can
Container
FUEL MIXTURE CHART (Mixture 24:1)
U, S. S.I. (METRIC)
GAS OIL GAS OIL
1 Gal. 5,3 oz. i4 Liters ,167 L
2 Gal. ill oz. 8 Liters _ .333 L
5 Gal, 27 oz, 20 Liters .833 L
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TO START THE ENGINE
Before starting the engine, be sure you
have read and understood all the instruc-
tions on the preceding pages.
° Fill the fuel tank to 1/2 inch below the
bottom of the fill neck with fresh fuel mix
and reinstall the fuel tank cap securely.
Never use fuel that may be stale from
long pedods of storage.
° Move the on-off switch to the ON
position.
• Move the choke control (see figure, page
7) to the FULL CHOKE position (all the
way down).
NOTE: A warm engine should not require
choking.
, Tilt the cultivator/tiller back on the depth
stake or transport wheels to raise the
tines off the ground.
° Grasp the upper handle firmly to stabilize
the cultivator/tiller.
o Move shut-off toggle switch to ON.
° Move choke lever to FULL CHOKE
position.
° Grasp starter handle and pull s!owly until
you feel drag.
° Return starter handle slowly to original
position.
,, Pull handle with rapid, full arm strokes
until engine starts.
° When engine starts, move choke lever to
HALF CHOKE position.
° When engine runs smoothly, move choke
lever to NO CHOKE position.
NOTE: If the tines do not stop when the
throttle control is released, adjust the
carburetor idle speed as instructed in
Carburetor Adjustment paragraph in the
ServicelAdjustments section on page t3.
• To stop the engine, release the throttte
control and move the on-off switch to the
OFF position.