Off-Season Storage; Preparing The Engine; Preparing The Lawn Mower - Craftsman 247.370370 Operator's Manual

Neverstore lawn mowerwith fuel in tank indoors or in poorlyventilated
areaswhere fuel fumes mayreachan openflame, spark,or pilot light ason
afurnace,water heater,clothesdryer, or gasappliance.
PreparingThe Engine
Forengines storedover30 days:
Topreventgumfromforminginfuel system or on carburetor p arts,run
engineuntil it stopsfrom lackof fuelor addagasoline additiveto the gas
inthe tank.If youuseagasadditive,runthe engine for several minutesto
circulate theadditivethroughthe carburetor--after whichthe engineand
fuelcanbestoredup to 24months.
Whileengineisstill warm,change the oil.
Clean engineof surface debris.
PreparingTheLawnMower
Clean a nd lubricate m ower t horoughly asdescribed in thelubrication
instructions.
Donot usea pressure w asher or gardenhoseto cleanyourunit.
Coat m ower's cutting bladewith chassis g rease to prevent r usting.
Refer t o Preparing t he Engine forcorrect e nginestorage instructions.
Store mowerinadry,deanarea.Donotstorenextto corrosive materials,
suchasfertilizer.
Whenstoringanytype of powerequipmentinapoorlyventilatedor metalstorage
shed, c areshouldbetakento rust-proofthe equipment. U sing a lightoil or silicone,
coatthe equipment, e specially c ables andall movingpartsof yourlawnmower
beforestorage.
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