Troy-Bilt E682L Operator's Manual page 40

Section5: Maintenance
$terin9 Your Titler
When your tiiier won't be used during the
off-season, prepare it fer storage with the
following steps:
1. Cleanthe tiller and engine.
2. De routine tiiier iubricatien and check
for loose hardware.
3. Protect the engine from deterioration
er damage by referring te the engine
storage instructions in your engine
manual iiterature=
4. When engine is still warm, drain eiI
from engine crankcase. Refill with fresh
motor eli.
5. Protect internal cyiinder against rust by
removing spark plug and pouring ene
ounce ef clean engine oii into spark plug
hole. Then stewiy puli out receii start
rope 2 or 3 times te distribute eil inter-
natiy. Repiace spark plug, but do not
reconnect piug wire. Puli rope untii resis-
tance is felt -- iet rope rewind.
5. Chargebattery (electric start option).
Store battery in cool, dry location.
7. Move Wheels/Tines/PTODrive Lever te
NEUTRALposition. Keeptiller in a clean,
dry area.
8. Never store tiiier with rue! in fuel tank
in an enc!osedarea where gas fumes
could reachair open flame er spark, or
where ignition sources are present (space
heaters,hot water heaters,furnaces, etc.).
inspecting Ferward JnterJeck
Wiring System
Checkthe Ferward h_terieckwiring
system every ten (10) operating hours,
fer tight cennections and to seethat the
insulation en the wires is unbreken (te
prevent the system from sherting eut)=
1. Check insulated wire harness from
lower ends of handlebarsto wire harness
connecter en tep, right side of transmis-
sion cover= Be sure connector is secure=
2, Check insulated tubing from connecter
te cast iron motor mount/belt shroud.
3. Checkthe wire ieading from the tubing
ever to the switch assembly mounted on
tep ef the tab on the cast iron motor
mount-belt shroud. Also check the
second wire that leads to the throttle
cable mounting bracket on the right side,
forward portion of the engine.
Testing the Ferward
Jntetleck Wiring System
The wiring circuit fer the Forward
Interleck Safety System is designedto
ground out the engine's ignition system.
There are three switches in the circuit
which, when open, iet the engine run.
One switch is en the neutral piunger tab
ef the cast iron motor mount. This switch
is open whenever the WheelsYrines/PTO
Drive Lever is in NEUTRALor REVERSE
positions. The other twe switches are
located inside the handlebars, directly
abovethe twe Forward Interleck Levers.
The switches are wired se when squeezed
(open) the engine will run. There is a
fourth switch iocated in the wiring
harness connector on the top, right side
ef the transmission cover, it warns you if
the connection is not mated by not ietting
the engine run while the Wheetsfrines/PTO
Drive Lever is in FORWARD=
1. A broken er disconnected wire ceuId
let the engine run witheut yeu having to
press ene of the Forward Interlock Levers.
2. A bare wire touching tiiier er engine
metal could greund eut the engine's
ignition.
3. A switch that has faiied aliows the
engine to run. Or it may prevent the
engine from running.
Refer to the Troubieshootingsection if
your Forward Interieck Safety System is
net operating correctly.
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