Tecumseh TC300 Operator's Manual
Two-cycle engine - horizontal/vertical crankshaft - air-cooled
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TecumsehPower
Operator's Manual
TM049XA
Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled
Table of Contents
I. General Safety Precautions ............................................................. 1
II. How to Get Service .......................................................................... 3
III. Oil and Fuel Specifications ............................................................... 4
IV. Before Starting Your Engine ............................................................. 4
V. Starting Your Engine......................................................................... 6
VI. Stopping Your Engine and Short-Term Storage................................ 8
VII. Maintenance..................................................................................... 8
VIII. Transporting Your Engine............................................................... 11
IX. Storing Your Engine........................................................................ 11
X. Preventing Forest, Brush and Grass Fires ..................................... 13
XI. Maintenance Intervals .................................................................... 14
California & US EPA Emission Control Warranty Statement .......... 20
Emission Control System Warranty................................................ 21
XII. Warranty Information...................................................................... 22
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
TecumsehPower Operator’s Manual TM049XA Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Table of Contents IMPORTANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions .........ii I. General Safety Precautions ............. 1 II. How to Get Service ................3 III. Oil and Fuel Specifications ............... 4 IV. Before Starting Your Engine ............. 4 V. -
Page 2: Important Notice
Tecumseh Products Company and are used by Tecumseh Power Company under license from Tecumseh Products Company. Tecumseh Power Company is no longer owned by Tecumseh Products Company nor is it associated or affiliated in any way with Tecumseh Products Company. -
Page 3: General Safety Precautions
I. General Safety Precautions • NEVER fill fuel tank indoors. Fill fuel tank outdoors in a well-ventilated area. • DO NOT smoke while refueling tank. WARNING • Use only an approved red GASOLINE container to Read equipment manufacturer’s manual and this store and dispense fuel. - Page 4 E. Do Not Modify Engine To avoid serious injury or death, DO NOT modify engine in Disconnected Connected any way. Tampering with the governor setting can lead to a runaway engine and cause it to operate at unsafe speeds. NEVER tamper with factory setting of engine governor. WARNING Use of this engine on fun-carts, go-karts or mini-bikes could result in serious injury or death.
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Page 5: How To Get Service
II. How to Get Service Engine Warranty For engine adjustments, repairs or warranty service not Type Category covered in this manual, contact your nearest Authorized Engine D.O.M. Tecumseh Servicing Dealer. Find them on our website at Model www.TecumsehPower.com or call Tecumseh Power Company at 1-800-558-5402. -
Page 6: Oil And Fuel Specifications
III. Oil and Fuel Specifications 1. Be sure container is outdoors and in a well-ventilated area. A. Oil 2. Fill approved clean red GASOLINE container with 1/4 To operate your engine you need to use a clean, high of recommended fuel amount. See Tables 1, 2 and 3. quality, 2-Cycle oil mixed with fuel. - Page 7 B. Filling Fuel Tank An adult should fuel this engine. WARNING NEVER allow children to refuel this engine. Gasoline (fuel) vapors are highly flammable and can explode. Fuel vapors can spread and be ignited by a spark or flame many feet away from engine. To prevent injury or death from fuel fires, follow these instructions: 1.
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Page 8: Starting Your Engine
V. Starting Your Engine An adult should start the engine. Only WARNING allow children to start engine if an adult has determined they are experienced and capable of such operation. If you are unable to start this engine WARNING after following instructions in this manual, contact your Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer. - Page 9 When pulling starter rope, the rope WARNING can unexpectedly jerk back toward engine causing serious injury. To avoid this risk, carefully follow these instructions: 5. Grasp starter cord handle. See Figure 13. a. Pull rope out slowly until you feel drag. b.
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Page 10: Stopping Your Engine And Short-Term Storage
VI. Stopping Your Engine and Short-Term Storage Stop engine according to equipment manufacturer’s instructions. To avoid unsupervised operation of WARNING an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running. Always turn off the engine after use and remove ignition key, if provided. - Page 11 A. Removing Debris from Engine Before each use, remove all dirt and debris from the following areas: • Cooling Fins • Air Intake Screen • Air Inlets • Gas Cap Air Vent Screw • Gas Cap Air Vent • Levers •...
- Page 12 D. Cleaning/Replacing Air Filters Your engine has an air cleaner which helps prevent premature engine wear and failure. NEVER run engine without complete air cleaner installed on engine. The filters in the air cleaner periodically need to be cleaned or replaced.
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Page 13: Transporting Your Engine
VIII. Transporting Your Engine IX. Storing Your Engine A. Short Term/Seasonal Storage NEVER transport this engine inside WARNING another vehicle or in any enclosed Clean Engine space if there is any gasoline in the tank. Fuel vapor or spilled fuel may ignite. Before servicing the engine remove the blower housing. - Page 14 III. Fuel System B. Extended Storage To avoid stale gas and carburetor problems, treat the fuel Draining Fuel system in the following method below: NOTES NOTES Clean debris from engine before draining fuel from Tecumseh recommends using ULTRA-FRESH™ or Fuel carburetor.
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Page 15: Preventing Forest, Brush And Grass Fires
II. Oil Cylinder Bore When lubricating cylinder bore, fuel WARNING Connected Disconnected may spray from spark plug hole. To prevent serious injury from fuel fires, follow these instructions: 1. Disconnect spark plug wire and keep it away from spark plug. See Figure 22. •... -
Page 16: Maintenance Intervals
XI. Maintenance Intervals Table 4. Maintenance Intervals Maintenance is one of the most important things that you can do to extend the life of your Tecumseh Engine. If you Procedure Time are unable to perform maintenance intervals yourself, contact your nearest Authorized Tecumseh Servicing 5 hrs. - Page 17 Every 25 Hours or 3 Months Scheduled Maintenance Every 50 Hours or Seasonally 1. Clean Foam Filter 1. Replace Flocked Screen 2. Replace Spark Plug Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer...
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Page 22: California & Us Epa Emission Control Warranty Statement
CALIFORNIA & US EPA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the You are responsible for presenting your small off-road engine to a California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) and Tecumseh Power Tecumseh Authorized Service Outlet (any Tecumseh Registered Company are pleased to explain the Federal and California Service Dealer, Tecumseh Authorized Service Distributor or Emission Control Systems Warranty on your new small off-road... -
Page 23: Emission Control System Warranty
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY Emission Control System Warranty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995 5. The owner shall not be charged for diagnostic labor which and later model year California small off-road engines (for other leads to the determination that a part covered by the ECS states, 1997 and later model year engines): Warranty is in fact defective, provided that such diagnostic work is performed at a Tecumseh Authorized Service... -
Page 24: Warranty Information
XII. Warranty Information LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMSEH ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES For the time period shown below from the date of purchase and subject to the exceptions and limitations described herein, Tecumseh Power Company will, at its option as the exclusive remedy, either repair or replace for the original purchaser, free of charge, any part of any new Tecumseh engine which is found, upon examination by any Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Outlet or by Tecumseh’s factory in Grafton, Wisconsin, to be DEFECTIVE IN MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP.