Briggs & Stratton 190700 Operating And Maintenance Instructions Manual

Briggs & Stratfon
OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
MODELS
190700 to 190707
191700 t o 191707
IIM THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, DO NOT RUN ENGINE AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS
O p e r a t i n g an e n g i n e a t e x c e s s i v e s p e e d s i n c r e a s e s t h e hazard of personal i n j u r y . DO NOT TAMPER WITH PARTS WHICH WlAY
INCREASE THE GOVERNED SPEED.
For rotary lawnmower s a f e t y , USA Standard Safety S p e c i f i c a t i o n s for Power Lawn Mowers s p e c i f y a maximuin blade t i p speed
of 19,000 f e e t per m i n u t e , p r i m a r i l y t o r e d u c e t h e h a z a r d from t h r o w n o b j e c t s .
Rotary lawnmower m a n u f a c t u r e r s s e l e c t t h e g o v e r n e d t o p s p e e d of t h e e n g i n e based o n t h e l e n g t h and d e s i g n of the c u t t e r
blade and d e s i g n of other mower p a r t s .
A l l rotary lawnmowers s h o u l d be c h e c k e d f o r c o n f o r m a n c e t o t h e USA Standard Safety S p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r Power Lawn Mowers
on blade t i p s p e e d , if the e n g i n e is r e p a i r e d or r e p l a c e d , or if mower p a r t s are c h a n g e d .
D i r t and grass c l i p p i n g s , or other d e b r i s , in c o o l i n g f i n s or g o v e r n o r p a r t s c a n a f f e c t e n g i n e s p e e d . See c l e a n i n g i n s t r u c -
t i o n s in Section 3 .
C A U T I O N
TO PREVENT A C C I D E N T A L STARTING a l w a y s remove t h e s p a r k p l u g before w o r k i n g on t h e e n g i n e or e q u i p m e n t d r i v e n by the
engine or remove c a b l e f r o m spark p l u g and i n s e r t t e r m i n a l in V - n o t c h in c y l i n d e r head c o v e r .
DO NOT RUN THE ENGINE IN A N ENCLOSED AREA. Exhaust g a s e s c o n t a i n c a r b o n m o n o x i d e , a n o d o r l e s s and d e a d l y p o i s o n .
DO NOT FILL GASOLINE TANK WHILE ENGINE IS R U N N I N G . S p i l l i n g g a s o l i n e on a h o t e n g i n e may cause a f i r e or e x p l o s i o n .
S e c t i o n
1
BEFORE STARTING
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FILL SUMP WITH OIL - Use a high q u a l i t y d e t e r -
gent o i l c l a s s i f i e d " F o r Service SC or SD or M S " .
N o t h i n g s h o u l d be added t o the recommended o i l .
SUMMER
(Above 4 0 ° F.)
Use SAE 30
If not a v a i l a b l e .
Use SAE 10W-30
SAE 10W-40
WINTER
(Under 4 0 ° F.)
Use SAE5W-20 or SAE 5W-30
If n o t a v a i l a b l e .
Use SAE 10W or SAE 10W-30
Below 0 ° F,
Use SAE 10W or SAE 10W-30
D i l u t e d 1 0 % w i t h Kerosene
DIRECTIONS: Place the engine l e v e l . Remove cap and
d i p s t i c k and f i l l t o f u l l mark on d i p s t i c k . When c h e c k -
ing o i l level push d i p s t i c k assembly f i r m l y but s l o w l y
u n t i l cap bottoms on t u b e . Do not o v e r f i l l . D i p s t i c k
assembly must be pushed f u l l y into tube at a l l t i m e s
when engine is o p e r a t i n g . For engines not equipped
w i t h extended o i l f i l l , FILL THE OIL SUMP TO OVER-
FLOWING. Pour s l o w l y . C a p a c i t y 2 - 1 / 4 p i n t s .
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FILL FUEL TANK - Use c l e a n , f r e s h , lead-free or
leaded " r e g u l a r " grade a u t o m o t i v e g a s o l i n e . F i l l
tank c o m p l e t e l y I
L O O K FOR M O D E L , T Y P E
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C I , NUMBERS
O I L F I L L HERE
DO NOT MIX OIL WITH GASOLINE.
F O R M N O . 2 7 0 6 7 6 - 6 2
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