Neverstore lawn mowerwith fuel in tank indoors or in poorlyventilated
areaswhere fuel fumes mayreachan open flame, spark,or pilot light ason
afurnace,water heater,clothesdryer, or gasappliance.
Preparin9The Engine
Forengines storedover30 days:
Topreventgumfromforminginfuel system oron carburetor p arts,run
engineuntil it stopsfrom lackof fuelor addagasoline additiveto the gas
inthe tank.If youuseagasadditive,runthe engineforseveral minutesto
circulate theadditivethroughthe carburetor--after whichthe engineand
fuelcanbestoredup to 24months.
Whileengineisstill warm,change the oil.
Clean engineof surface debris.
PreparingTheLawnMower
Clean a nd lubricate m ower t horoughly asdescribed inthelubrication
instructions.
Donot usea pressure w asher or gardenhoseto cleanyourunit.
Coat m ower's cutting bladewith chassis g rease to prevent r usting.
Refer t o Preparing t he Engine forcorrect e nginestorage instructions.
Store mowerinadry,deanarea.Donotstorenextto corrosive materials,
suchasfertilizer.
Whenstoringanytype of powerequipmentina poorlyventilatedor metalstorage
shed, c areshouldbetakento rust-proofthe equipment. U sing a lightoil or silicone,
coatthe equipment, e specially c ables andall movingpartsof yourlawnmower
beforestorage.
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