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BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
ADD OIL
"tour lawnmower is shipped
without
oil in
the engine. For type and grade of oil to
use, see "ENGINE"
in the Maintenance
section
of this manual.
A CAUTION:
DO NOT overfill engine with
oil, or it will smoke
heavily from the muffler
on startup.
1. Be sure lawnmower
is level.
2
Remove
oil dipstick
from oil fill spout.
3.
You receive a container
of oii with the
unit. Slowly pour the entire container
down the oil fill spout into the engine,
NOTE:
Initial oil fill requires
only 18 oz.
due to residual
oil in engine from the
manufacturers
100% quality testing. When
changing
oil you may need 20 ozo
4.
Insert and tighten dipstick.
IMPORTANT;
° Check oil level before each user Add oil
if needed.
Fill to full line on dipstick,
• Change
the oil after every 25 hours of
operation
or each season.
You may
need to change
the oil more often
under dusty, dirty conditions.
See 'q'O
CHANGE
ENGINE
OIU' in the Mainte-
nance section
of this manual
ATTACH
FUEL CAP CARTRIDGE
Your mower is equipped
with a special
FRESH
START
TM
fuel cap and continuous
fuel preserver
cartridge.
See the infor-
mation and instructions
packed with the
FRESH
START
TM
cartridge.
1_ Snap cartridge
into bottom of fuel cap,
NOTE:
Do not remove
the silver foil seal
on the side of cartridge
that snaps into
fuel cap,
2.
Grasp the white peel tab and pull to
remove the entire seal,
3
Screw fuel cap onto fuel tank after fill-
ing tank with gasoline.
Replace
cartridge
when empty
(about
once a season).
Check preserver
level
visually.
DANGER;
Cartridge
fluid is HARMFUL
OR FATAL IF SWALLOWED.
Avoid contact
to eyes, skin, or clothing.
Do not take
internally
Do not inhale fluid vapor. Keep
out of reach of children.
If swallowed,
call
a physician
immediately.
ADD GASOLINE
• Fill fuel tank to bottom
of tank filler neck,
Do not overfill.
Use fresh, clean, regular
unleaded
gasoline
with a minimum
of
87 octane.
Do not mix oil with gasoline.
Purchase
fuel in quantities
that can be
used within 30 days to assure fuel fresh-
ness,
,t& CAUTION:
Wipe off any spilled oil or
fuel.
Do not store, spill or use gasoline
near an open flame.
_, CAUTION:
Alcohol
blended
fuels
(called gasohot or using ethanol
or metha-
nol) can attract moisture
which leads to
separation
and formation
of acids during
storage.
Acidic gas can damage
the fuel
system
of an engine while in storage.
To
avoid engine
problems,
the fuet system
should
be emptied
before storage
of 30
days or Ionger_ Empty the gas tank, start
the engine and let it run until the fuel lines
and carburetor
are empty_ Use fresh fuel
next season.
See Storage
Instructions
for
additional
information,
Never use engine
or carburetor
cleaner
products
in the fuel
tank or permanent
damage
may occur.
Engine
oil cap
Gasoline
filler cap
Primer
TO STOP ENGINE
• To stop engine,
release
operator
pres-
ence control
bar.
TO START
ENGINE
NOTE: Due to protective coatings on the
engine, a small amount of smoke may be
present during the initial use of the prod-
uct and should be considered normal.
t_ To start a cold engine, push primer
three (3) times before trying to starL
Use a firm push. This step is not
usually necessary when starting an
engine which has already run for a few
minutes.
2. Hold operator presence control bar
down to the handle and pull starter
handle quickly, Do not allow starter
rope to snap back.
NOTE: In cooler weather it may be neces-
sary to repeat priming steps. In warmer
weather over priming may cause flooding
and engine will not start. If you do flood
engine, wait a few minutes before attempt-
ing to start and do not repeat priming
9 steps.
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