Storage - Craftsman 917.377543 Owner's Manual

Immediately prepare your lawn mower for
storage at the end of the season or ifthe unit
will not be used for 30 days or more.
LAWN MOWER
When lawn mower is to be stored for a period
of time, clean it thoroughly,remove all dirt,
grease, leaves, eto. Store in a dean, dry area.
• Clean entire lawn mower (See "CLEANING"
in the Maintenance section of this manual).
• Lubricate as shown in the Maintenance
section of this manual.
• Be sure that all nuts, bolts, screws, and pins
are securely fastened. Inspect moving
parts for damage, breakage and wear
Replace if necessary.
• Touch up all rusted or chipped paint
surfaces; sand lightlybefore painting
HANDLE
You can fold your lawn mower handle for
storage.
• Squeeze the bottom ends of the lower
handle toward each other until the lower
handle dears the handle bracket, then
move handle forward.
• Loosen upper handle mounting bolts
enough to allow upper handle to be folded
beck
IMPORTANT: When folding the handle for
storage or transportation,be sure to foldthe
handle as shown or you any damage the
controlcables.
• When setting up your handle from the
storage position,the lower handle will
automatically lock into the mowing position
Squeeze to fold
Handle
bracket
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control bar / Upper
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ENGINE
FUEL SYSTEM
IMPORTANT: Itis important to prevent gum
deposits from forming in essential fuel system
parts such as carburetor,f fuel tilter,fuel hose
or tank during storage. Aleo, exper_eoce
indicates that alcohol blended fuels ( called
gasohol or using ethanol or methanol) can
attract moisture which leads to separation and
formation of acids during storage. Acidic gas
can damage the fuel system of an engine
while in storage.
• Drain the fuel tank.
• Stad the engine and let it n._ untilthe fuel
lines and carburetor are empty.
• Never use engina or carburetor cleaner
products in the fuel tank or permanent
damage may occur.
• Use fresh fuel next seeson.
NOTE: Fuel stabilizer is an acceptable
aitemative in minimizing the formation of fuel
gum deposits during storage. Add stabilizerto
gasoline in fuel tank or storage container.
Always followthe mix ratiofound on stabilizer
container. Run engine at least 10 minutes
after adding stabilizerto allow the stabilizer to
reach the carburetor. Do not drain the gas
tank and carburetor if using fuel stabilizer.
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