Tecumseh AV520 Operator's Manual

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TV085XA (AV520)

Two-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled

IMPORTANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions.........................................ii

I. General Safety Precautions ............................................................. 1

II. How to Get Service .......................................................................... 2

III. Oil and Fuel Specifications............................................................... 3

IV. Before Starting Your Engine............................................................. 4

V. Starting Your Engine ........................................................................ 5

VI. Stopping Your Engine and Short-Term Storage ............................... 8

VII. Maintenance .................................................................................... 8

VIII. Transporting Your Engine................................................................11

IX. Storing Your Engine ....................................................................... 12

X. Preventing Forest, Brush and Grass Fires..................................... 14

XI. Maintenance Intervals .................................................................... 14

California & US EPA Emission Control Warranty Statement.......... 20

Emission Control System Warranty ............................................... 21

XII. Warranty Information...................................................................... 22

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Operator’s Manual TV085XA (AV520) Two-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Table of Contents IMPORTANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions.........ii I. General Safety Precautions ............. 1 II. How to Get Service ................2 III. Oil and Fuel Specifications............... 3 IV. Before Starting Your Engine............. 4 V.
Page 2: Important Notice! Safety Definitions
The trademarks TECUMSEH® and the DESIGN (Native American Head logo) are registered trademarks of Tecumseh Products Company and are used by TecumsehPower Company under license from Tecumseh Products Company. TecumsehPower Company is no longer owned by Tecumseh Products Company nor is it associated or affiliated in any way with Tecumseh Products Company.
Page 3: General Safety Precautions
I. General Safety Precautions • NEVER fill fuel tank indoors. Fill fuel tank outdoors in a well-ventilated area. • DO NOT smoke while refueling tank. WARNING • Use only an approved red GASOLINE container Read equipment manufacturer’s manual and this to store and dispense fuel.
Page 4: How To Get Service
E. DO NOT Modify Engine II. How to Get Service To avoid serious injury or death, DO NOT modify engine in For engine adjustments, repairs or warranty service any way. Tampering with the governor setting can lead to a NOT covered in this manual, contact your nearest runaway engine and cause it to operate at unsafe speeds.
Page 5: Oil And Fuel Specifications
A. Engine Identification Decal Table 1. Fuel Mix Chart Mixture Ratio 40:1 (ice augers) A sample engine identification decal is located in the next U.S. S.I. Metric column and indicates the engine’s model number, Petrol specification and date of manufacture (DOM). See Figure 3. 1 Gal.
Page 6: Before Starting Your Engine
IV. Before Starting Your Engine A. Mixing Fuel and Oil NEVER store engine with fuel in the WARNING fuel tank inside a building with potential sources of ignition such as hot water or space heaters, clothes dryers, electric motors, etc. Doing so may lead to an explosion resulting in death or serious injury.
Page 7: Starting Your Engine
C. Check the Following Items 1. Be sure ignition switch on engine or equipment is in “ON”, “RUN”, or “START” position. See Figure 6. 2. Be sure vent hole on fuel fill cap is free of debris, if present (see equipment manufacturer’s instructions). 3.
Page 8 A. Engine With Remote Control 1. To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, be sure engine is STOP outdoors in a well-ventilated area. 2. Move switch to “ON” position. See Figure 6 on page 5. STOP SLOW FAST CHOKE PRIMER Afterward, continue reading instructions below. 3.
Page 9 7. If engine fires but does not continue to run, move choke control to “NO CHOKE” position and start Vent Hole engine. 8. If engine fails to start after 3 attempts in the “NO CHOKE” position, repeat steps 2 thru 7. 9.
Page 10: Stopping Your Engine And Short-Term Storage
NOTES If engine starts but falters when choke control is moved to “NO CHOKE” position: a. Momentarily move choke control back to “FULL CHOKE” position. See Figures 11 and 12 on page 6. Afterward, continue reading instructions below. b. Next, move choke control to “1/2 CHOKE” position until engine runs smoothly.
Page 11 A. Removing Debris from Engine Before each use, remove all dirt and debris from the following areas: • Cooling Fins • Air Inlets • Fuel Fill Cap Air Vent • Air Vent Screw • Levers and Linkage Removing debris will insure adequate cooling, correct engine speed and reduce the risk of fire.
Page 12 B. Cleaning/Replacing Air Filters Your engine has an air cleaner which helps prevent premature engine wear and failure. NEVER run engine without complete air cleaner installed on engine. The filters in the air cleaner periodically need to be cleaned or replaced.
Page 13: Transporting Your Engine
C. Spark Plug Check spark plug yearly or every 100 operating hours. 1. Clean area around spark plug. 2. Remove and inspect spark plug. 3. Replace spark plug if porcelain is cracked or if electrodes are: • Pitted • Burned •...
Page 14: Storing Your Engine
IX. Storing Your Engine III. Fuel System To avoid stale gas and carburetor problems, treat the fuel A. Short-Term/Seasonal Storage system in the following method below: Clean Engine NOTES TecumsehPower Company recommends using Before servicing the engine remove the carburetor cover ™...
Page 15 B. Extended Storage II. Oil Cylinder Bore When lubricating cylinder bore, fuel CAUTION Draining Fuel may spray from spark plug hole. To prevent serious injury from fuel fires, follow these NOTES Clean debris from engine before draining fuel from the instructions: carburetor.
Page 16: Preventing Forest, Brush And Grass Fires
X. Preventing Forest, Brush and Scheduled Maintenance Grass Fires Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use 1. Clean Cooling Fins Local, state and federal laws may require use of a spark Date_______________Owner/Dealer arrester to prevent fires. For example, it is a violation of California Public Resources Code (section 4442) to use or Date_______________Owner/Dealer operate engine on any forest-covered, brush-covered or...
Page 17 Every 25 Hours or 3 Months Every 100 Hours or Seasonally 1. Clean Foam Filter 1. Replace Spark Plug 2. Clean Air Filter Screens Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer...
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Page 22: California & Us Epa Emission Control Warranty Statement
CALIFORNIA & US EPA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the (any TecumsehPower Registered Service Dealer, California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) and Tecumseh- TecumsehPower Authorized Service Distributor Power Company are pleased to explain the Federal and TecumsehPower Central Warehouse Distributor) as soon California Emission Control Systems Warranty on your as a problem exists.
Page 23: Emission Control System Warranty
EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY Emission Control System Warranty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995 5. The owner shall not be charged for diagnostic labor which and later model year California small off-road engines (for other leads to the determination that a part covered by the ECS states, 1997 and later model year engines): Warranty is in fact defective, provided that such diagnostic work is performed at a TecumsehPower Authorized...
Page 24: Warranty Information
XII. Warranty Information LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMSEHPOWER ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES For the time period shown below from the date of purchase and subject to the exceptions and limitations described herein, TecumsehPower Company will, at its option as the exclusive remedy, either repair or replace for the original purchaser, free of charge, any part of any new TecumsehPower engine which is found, upon examination by any Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing Outlet or by TecumsehPower’s Service Division, to be DEFECTIVE IN MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP.

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