Before Starting Engine; To Start Engine - Craftsman 917.388300 Owner's Manual

Open
Mulcher Door
Discharge
deflector
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
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Your lawn mower is shipped wi_out oil in the
engine.
• Be sure rnower is level and area around oil
fll is clean.
• Remove engine oilcap and fillto the full
a_eonthecr_sl_.
NOTE: Allow oil to settle down into
engine for accurate dipstick reading.
• Engine holds 20ozs.of oil. Fortypeand
grade of oil to use, see =ENGINE" in
Maintenance section of this manual.
• Pour oilslowly. Do not over fill.
• Check oil level before each use. Addoilif
needed.FZ toful lineon_ck.
• To read prior k_, _hten en_ne 6Zcap
each _ne.
• Re_s_ en_ne oacapand_
• Change theoZa_ter e very 25 houm of
_ or each seaso_ You may need
tochange g_e ollmore dten under d usty,
drty
GAS
• RI furl tm_ Usefresh, d ean,regular
urdeadedgasc_w _ a mk_ d 87
_:_se _ in q_es _ c_ be
-sed _ 30a_/s to ass_e_
freshness.
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Uendedfueb(c_ed geso_ or
udnge_ol or _ cansttract
mo_. ure.v_h k_ads t o _==ion =_d
f_ of addsdudng storage. A ck_c gas
candamage thefuelsystem of an engine
w_e in storage. T oav=dencneproUem_
_e fuelsystem should beempaed bofore
_ of 30 c_ orlonger. D rain thefuel
_K _ut _ _gine _cl _ itmnun__
lines and cad_uretorare empty. Use fresh fuel
next s eason. S eeStorage Instmctions for
a_ inforn,atio_ Neveruseengine or
carburetor cleaner products in fuel tank or
permanent damage may occur.
e filler
Engineoll cap
cap
TO START ENGINE
• Tostart a _d engine, push pdmer five (5)
t_mesbofore t_ng to start. Use a firm push,
T_ step _ notusua_y necess=y w hen
starlingan engine which has already run
for a few minutes.
• Hold operator presence control bar down
to thehandle andpulstartor h andle
quk_Idy.Do not a, ow starter rope to snap
back.
• Tostop eng.e,rek_se _ presence
controlbar.
NOTE: In ccoler westher it may be necessary
to repest pdming steps. In warmer weather
over pruning maycause gccm_g a ndengine
w#l not start. If you do flood engine, wait a few
mir_.es before sttempting to start and do not
repest p_m_g s tep_
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