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18. Check the auger/impeller drive linkage and adjust it
if necessary. Refer to steps 4 through 7 of Installing
the Auger/Impeller Drive Control Linkage in Setup.
19. Install the belt cover.
Adjusting the Auger/Impeller
Drive Belt
Service Interval: After the first hour
Before each use or daily
Operating the snowthrower with an auger/impeller drive
belt that slips decreases the snowthrowing performance
and damages the belt. Check the auger/impeller drive
belt for the proper tension after the first operating hour,
then check and adjust the belt when necessary.
Improperly adjusting the auger/impeller may
cause it to turn when disengaged. A rotating
auger or impeller can cut off or injure fingers,
hands, or feet.
• Keep your face, hands, feet, and any other
part of your body or clothing away from
concealed, moving, or rotating parts.
• Ensure that the impeller brake arm clearance
is maintained.
• Do not adjust the auger/impeller drive
belt too tight because it may cause the
auger/impeller to turn when the control
lever is in the Disengaged position. If this
occurs, decrease the belt tension.
1. Check and adjust the belt as instructed in Installing
the Auger/Impeller Drive Control Linkage in Setup.
2. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
3. Check the belt tension by operating the auger.
4. If the belt still slips, replace it. Refer to Replacing the
Auger/Impeller Drive Belt.
Important: Do not operate the snowthrower
if the auger and the impeller rotate when you
disengage the auger/impeller drive control lever.
Replacing the Auger/Impeller
Drive Belt
If the auger/impeller drive belt becomes worn,
oil-soaked, or otherwise damaged, replace the belt.
1. Remove the 2 flange-head bolts that hold the belt
cover in place and set the cover aside (Figure 36).
2. Loosen the belt guide (Figure 37).
3. Remove the auger/impeller drive belt from the
engine pulley and the large auger/impeller pulley
(Figure 37).
4. Install a new belt around the large auger/impeller
pulley (Figure 37).
5. Loop the belt over the engine pulley, ensuring that
the belt is on the inside of the idler pulley and the
belt guide (Figure 37).
6. Adjust the belt guide so that there is 1/8 inch (3 mm)
of clearance between the auger/impeller drive belt
and the guide, and secure the belt guide.
7. Check and adjust the auger/impeller drive belt as
instructed in Installing the Auger/Impeller Drive
Control Linkage in Setup.
8. Install the belt cover.
Important: Do not operate the snowthrower
if the auger and the impeller rotate when you
disengage the auger/impeller drive control lever.
Emptying the Fuel Tank
1. Close the fuel shutoff valve (Figure 13).
Gasoline is highly flammable; it can ignite and
cause serious personal injury.
• Drain gasoline outdoors
• Drain gasoline from a cold engine only.
• Wipe up any gasoline that may have spilled.
• Do not drain gasoline near any open flame
or where gasoline fumes may be ignited by
a spark.
• Do not smoke a cigar, a cigarette, or a pipe
when handling gasoline.
2. Place a clean drain pan under the fuel shutoff valve.
3. Loosen the hose clamp that secures the fuel line to
the valve and slide the fuel line off the fuel shutoff
valve (Figure 13).
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