Storage - Craftsman 917.387440 Owner's Manual

Immediately prepareyour lawnmower for
storageat the enclof theseasonor if the unit
will net be usedfor30 daysor more.
LAWN MOWER
When lawn mower_ to be storedfor a period
oftime, dean itthoroughly, r ernoveall dirt,
grease, leaves,etc. Storein a clean,dry
area.
• Clean entirelawn mower (See "CLEAN-
ING" in the Maintenancesectionof this
manual).
• Lubricateas shownin the Maintenance
sectionof thismanual.
• Be surethat allnuts, bolts,screws,and
pineare securelyfastened. Inspect
movingpadsfor damage, breakageend
wear. Replaceif necessary.
• Touch up all rustedor shipped paint
surfaces;sand lightlybeforepainting.
HANDLE
You can foldyourlawn mowerhandlefor
storage.
• Squeeze the bottomendsof the lower
handletowardeach otheruntilthe lower
handle dears the handlebracket,then
move handleforward.
• Loosenupperhandle mountingbolts
enoughto allow upperhandleto be folded
back.
IMPORTANT: "When folding the handlefor
storage or transportation, he sureto foldthe
handle as shownor you may damage the
controlcables.
• When settingup your handlefrom the
storage position, the lowerhandle will
automatically lock into the mow_g
pr_ition.
Lowerhandle
remove
/
Mounting
cotter pin
Operator presencecontrolbar
Upperhandle _ _ S_/_'_)
,y Fo,d
.... Mowing
position
Lower handle
ENGINE
FUELSYSTEM
IMPORTANT: It isimportanttopreventgum
deposits from forming in essentialfuelsystem
pads suchas carburetor, fuelfilter, f uel hose,
or tankduringstorage. Also,experience
indicates that alcoholblendedfuels (called
gesoholor usingethanolor methanol)san
attractmoisture whichleads to separation
and formation of acidsdunng storage.Acidic
gas can damage the fuel systemof an
engine while in storage.
• Drainthe fuel tank.
• Startthe engineand letit run untilthe fuel
lines andcarburetor are empty,
• Neveruse engineor carburetor cleaner
products in the fueltank or permanent
damage may occur.
• Use freshfuel nextseason.
NOTE: Fuel stabilizer is an asceptabie
alternative in minimizing the formation of fuel
gum deposits during storage. Add stabilizer
to gasoline in fueltank or storage container.
Atwaysfollowthe mixratiofoundon stabilizer
container,Runengineat le.est10 minutes
afterac_ing stabilizer t o allowthe stabilizer to
reachthe'carburetor.Do notdrainthe gas
tank and sarburetor if usingfuel stabilizer.
ENGINEOIL
Drainoil(withenginewarm)and replacewith
clean engineoil. (See "ENGINE" in the
Maintenancesectionof this manual).
CYUNDER
• Remove sparkplug.
• Pouroneounce (29 ml) of ell through
sparkplughole intocylinder.
• Pull starterhandleslowlya few timesto
distnbuteoil.
• Re_ase w_h new spark p _g.
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