Tecumseh OH195XA Operator's Manual
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Operator's Manual
OH195EA/OH195XA (OHH50-65)
OH195EP/OH195XP
Four-Cycle Engine • Horizontal Crankshaft • Air-Cooled
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. Starting Your Engine ........................................................................ 6
VI. Stopping Your Engine and Short-Term Storage ............................... 9
VII. Maintenance .................................................................................. 10
VIII. Transporting Your Engine............................................................... 13
IX. Storing Your Engine ....................................................................... 14
X. Preventing Forest, Brush and Grass Fires..................................... 16
XI. Maintenance Intervals .................................................................... 16
Emission Control System Warranty ............................................... 21
XII. Warranty Information...................................................................... 22
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(English) 6/01/08

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Operator’s Manual OH195EA/OH195XA (OHH50-65) OH195EP/OH195XP Four-Cycle Engine • Horizontal 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 The trademarks TECUMSEH® and the DESIGN (Native American Head logo) are registered trademarks of Tecumseh Products Company and are used by TecumsehPower Company under license from Tecumseh Products Company. TecumsehPower 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 Read equipment manufacturer’s manual and this to store and dispense fuel.
  • Page 4 E. DO NOT Modify Engine To avoid serious injury or death, DO NOT modify engine in 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 can result in serious injury or death.
  • Page 5: How To Get Service

    II. How to Get Service For engine adjustments, repairs or warranty service 2083 NOT covered in this manual, contact your nearest Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing Dealer. Find them on our website at www.TecumsehPower.com or call TECUMSEHPOWER COMPANY TecumsehPower Company at 1-800-558-5402 for THIS ENGINE MEETS 1995-2005 CALIF &...
  • Page 6: Oil And Fuel Specifications

    III. Oil and Fuel Specifications Table 2. Recommended Fuel A. Oil Fuel Component Percentage To operate engine you need to use a clean, high quality, Ethanol detergent oil. For recommended engine oil, see Table 1 on Grain Alcohol (“Gasohol”) page 3. In addition, you need to be sure the oil sump contains the correct amount of oil to operate properly.
  • Page 7 B. Filling Oil Sump Oil Fill Cap or Oil Fill Plug with Dipstick If your engine has an oil fill cap go to step 1. If your engine has an oil fill plug, see "II. Oil Fill Cap Without Dipstick (Oil Fill Plug)"...
  • Page 8: Starting Your Engine

    D. Engine Stop Switch Some engines are equipped with an optional Stop Switch. STOP This rocker switch is used to shut off the ignition that supplies the spark plug with power. Pressing the "OFF" STOP SLOW FAST CHOKE PRIMER position will turn the engine off when it is running. This switch must be in the “ON”...
  • Page 9 3. When starting a cold engine, push primer bulb firmly with your thumb 3 times, allowing primer bulb to return completely to original position between pushes. See Figure 14. NOTES Cooler temperatures may require pushing primer bulb firmly with your thumb 5 times. DO NOT use primer to restart a warm engine after a short shutdown.
  • Page 10 B. Engines with Recoil Starters If you have an electric starter, see "A. Engines with Electric Starters" instructions on page 6. Only one of the following STOP two sections will apply to your engine. If you have a manual recoil starter, see Table 4. STOP STOP SLOW...
  • Page 11: Stopping Your Engine And Short-Term Storage

    II. Choke Only 1. To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, be sure engine is outdoors in a well-ventilated area. 2. Move engine choke lever to “FULL CHOKE” position. See Figure 19. NOTE If restarting a warm engine after a short shutdown, move choke lever to “NO CHOKE”...
  • Page 12: Maintenance

    VII. Maintenance To avoid serious injury or death, an WARNING adult should perform maintenance on this engine. Only allow children to perform maintenance if an adult has determined they are experienced and capable of such operation. To prevent accidental starting when WARNING working on equipment, always: •...
  • Page 13 B. Removing Debris from Engine Before each use, remove grass clippings, dirt and debris from the following areas: • Levers and Linkage • Cooling Fins • Air Intake Screen • Guards Removing debris will insure adequate cooling, correct engine speed and reduce the risk of fire. See Figure 22. 1.
  • Page 14 II. Servicing Paper Filters Paper filters cannot be cleaned and must be replaced once a year or every 100 operating hours; more often if used in extremely dusty conditions. Replacement filters are available at an Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing Dealer. NOTE DO NOT put oil on or clean a paper filter.
  • Page 15: Transporting Your Engine

    F. Alternator (Optional) VIII. Transporting Your Engine NEVER transport this engine inside For alternator related electrical problems such as: WARNING another vehicle or in any enclosed • Inoperative Starter space if there is any gasoline in the tank. Fuel vapor or •...
  • Page 16: Storing Your Engine

    IX. Storing Your Engine IV. Fuel Treatment 1. Add fuel stabilizer according to manufacturer’s A. Short-Term/Seasonal Storage instructions. 2. Run engine at least 10 minutes after adding stabilizer Clean Engine to allow it to reach carburetor. Before servicing the engine remove the carburetor cover NEVER store engine with fuel in the WARNING and/or blower housing.
  • Page 17 II. Oil Cylinder Bore When lubricating cylinder bore, fuel CAUTION may spray from spark plug hole. To prevent serious injury from fuel fires, follow these instructions: 1. Carefully disconnect spark plug wire and keep it away from spark plug. See Figures 25 and 26. •...
  • Page 18: Preventing Forest, Brush And Grass Fires

    X. Preventing Forest, Brush and XI. Maintenance Intervals Grass Fires Maintenance is one of the most important things that you can do to extend the life of your TecumsehPower Local, state and federal laws may require use of a spark engine.
  • Page 19 Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use Every 25 Hours or 3 Months 1. Check Oil Level 1. Change Oil 2. Clean Cooling Fins 2. Clean Foam Pre-Filter 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 (any TecumsehPower Registered Service Dealer, California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) and Tecumseh- TecumsehPower Authorized Service Distributor Power Company are pleased to explain the Federal and TecumsehPower Central Warehouse Distributor) as soon California Emission Control Systems Warranty on your as a problem exists.
  • 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 TecumsehPower Authorized...
  • Page 24: Warranty Information

    XII. Warranty Information LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMSEHPOWER 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, TecumsehPower 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 TecumsehPower engine which is found, upon examination by any Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing Outlet or by TecumsehPower’s Service Division, to be DEFECTIVE IN MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP.

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