Before Starting The Engine; Check Engine Oil Level; Add Gasoline; To Start Engine - Craftsman 917.270623 Owner's Manual

BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
3HECK ENGINE OIL LEVEL
, The _engine in yourtractorhas been
shipped,fromthe factory,alreadyfilled
with summerweight o,.
, Check engine oilwith tractoron level
_round.
emoveoil fillcap/dipstick and wipe
clean, reinsertthe dipstickand screw
cap tight,wait for a few seconds,
removeand read oil level. If necessary,
add oil until"FULL"mark on dipstickis
reached.Do not overfill.
Forcoldweather operationyou should
change oilfor easier starting(See "OIL
VISCOSITY CHART" in the Mainte-
nance sectionofthis manual).
To change engineoil, see the Mainte-
nance sectionin this manual.
_,DD GASOLINE -
RII fuel tank. Use fresh, clean, regular
unleadedgasolinewith a minimumof 87
octane.(Use of leaded gasolinewill
increasecarbon and lead oxide
depositsand reducevalve life). Do not
mixoil withgasoline.Purchasefuel in
_uantities that can be used within30
ays to assure fuel freshness.
MPORTANT: When operatingin tempera-
ures below32°F(0°C), use fresh, clean
vintergrade gasolineto help insuregood
•old weatherstarting.
_WARNING: Experienceindicatesthat
dcoholblendedfuels (calledgasoholor
=singethanolor methanol)can attract
nois_re whichlead_;.to separationand
ormationof acidsduringstorage.Acidic
las can damage the fuel system of an
:nginewhile in storage.To avoidengine
)roblems,the fuel systemshouldbe emp-
ed beforestorage of 30 days or longer.
)rainthe gas tank, startthe engine and let
Tun untilthe fuel linesandcarburetor are
mpty. Use fresh fuel next season. See
;torageInstructions for additiona'rinforma-
'on. Never use engine or carburetor
:leanerproductsin the fuel tank or perma-
=ent d amage may occur.
_CAUTION: Fill to bottomof gas tank
Ilerneck. Do not overfill.Wipe offany
pilledoil or fuel. DOnot store; spill or use
iasoline near an open flame.
O START ENGINE
Vhenstartingthe engine for the first time
r if the.. e;)_q" e -;has r un.out of fuel, it will
lke extracrankingtimeto movefuel from
le tank to the engine.
• Be sure freewheelcontroliS. i n the
transmission engaged position.
• saonsset. opsra_ poal_ dsp_=
du=h',xa_ps_ and_ palm t_
• Place motion controllever in neutral (N)
position.
• Move attachmentdutch to "DISEN-
GAGED"position.
• Move throttlecontrolto choke position.
NOTE: Beforestarting,read the warm and
coldstartingproceduresbelow.
• Insertkey intoignition and turn key
clockwiseto "START"positionand
release key as soonas enginestarts.
Do not runstarter continuously for more
than f'dteen sedondsper minute.If the
engine does not startafter several
attempts,movethrottle controlto fast
position,wait a few minutesand try
again. If engine stilldoes not start,
move the throttle controlback to the
choke positionand retry.
WARM WEATHER STARTING (,50 _ F and
above)
• When enginestarts, move the throttle
controlto the fast position.
• The attachments and groundddve can
nowbe used. If the engine does not
acceptthe load, restartthe engineand
allowit towarm up for one minute using
the choke as describedabove.
COLD WEATHER STARTING ( 50° F and
below)
When enginestarts, allowengine to run
with the throttlecontrolin the choke
position untilthe engine runsroughly,
then movethrottle control to fast posi-
tion. This may requirean engine warm-
up pedod fromseveral secondsto sev-
eral minutes,dependingon the temper-
ature.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WARM UP
• Beforedrivingthe unitin coldweather,
the transmission shouldbe warmed up
as follows:
Be sure the tractoris on level (jround.
•" Place the motion controllever ,n neutral.
Release the parkingbrake and let the
clutch/brake slowlyreturnto operating
position.
• Allowone minutefor transmission to
warm up.This can be done dudngthe
enginewarm up period.
• The attachmentscan also be used dur-
ingthe enginewarm-upperiod afterthe
transmission has been warmedup.
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