Transporting Your Engine; Storing Your Engine - Tecumseh LV148SA 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 suc-
tion 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. Storing Your Engine
A. Short Term/Seasonal Storage
I. Clean Engine
Before servicing the engine remove the blower housing. In
addition, remove grass clippings, dirt and debris from the
following areas:
• Cooling fins
• Air intake screen
• Levers
• Linkage
• Guards
• Carburetor
• Head
Removing debris will facilitate adequate cooling, correct
engine speed and reduce the risk of fire.
II. Fuel Storage
NEVER store engine with fuel in fuel
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tank inside a building with potential
sources of ignition such as hot water and space heaters,
clothes dryers, electric motors, etc. Failure to do so may
result in an explosion and result in death or serious injury.
If engine fuel stored in the gas tank and/or an approved gas
container is to be unused without gasoline stabilizer for
more than 15-30 days, prepare it for short term/seasonal
storage. "IV. Fuel Treatment" instructions.
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Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled
If engine fuel is to be stored for more than one season,
without gasoline stabilizer, it will gradually deteriorate. Also,
if it is stored in the engine's gas tank without gasoline
stabilizer it is likely that your carburetor will have gum
deposits, a clogged fuel system and will void your warranty.
Prepare the fuel for extended storage. See "B. Extended
Storage" instructions on page 12.
If you operate the engine during all 4 seasons, it is not
necessary to lubricate the cylinder bore.
III. Fuel System
To avoid stale gas and carburetor problems, treat the fuel
system in the following method below:
Tecumseh recommends using ULTRA-FRESH™ or Fuel
Saver Plus Gasoline Stabilizer plus Fuel System Cleaner as
an acceptable method of minimizing formation of fuel gum
deposits during storage. This product is available from your
Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer.
Always follow mix ratio found on stabilizer container. Failure
to do so may result in equipment damage.
It is not necessary to drain stabilized gas from carburetor.
IV. Fuel Treatment
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.
Instead of using a fuel preservative/stabilizer, you can
empty the fuel tank as described under "I. Draining Fuel"
instructions on page 12.
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