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OV691EA/OV691EP (TVT691/VTX691)
I. General Safety Precautions ............................................................. 1
II. How to Get Service .......................................................................... 3
III. Oil and Fuel Specifications ............................................................... 4
IV. Before Starting Your Engine ............................................................. 4
V. Starting Your Engine......................................................................... 6
VI. Stopping Your Engine and Short-Term Storage................................ 8
VII. Maintenance..................................................................................... 8
VIII. Transporting Your Engine............................................................... 12
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
Four-Cycle Twin Cylinder Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
OV691EA/OV691EP (TVT691/VTX691) Four-Cycle Twin Cylinder Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Table of Contents IMPORTANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions.........ii I. General Safety Precautions ............. 1 II. How to Get Service ................3 III. Oil and Fuel Specifications ............... 4 IV. Before Starting Your Engine ............. 4 V. -
Page 2: Important Notice
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 E. DO NOT Modify Engine To avoid serious injury or death, DO NOT modify engine in Flywheel Guard any way. Tampering with the governor setting can lead to a runaway engine and cause it to operate at unsafe speeds. NEVER tamper with factory setting of engine governor. WARNING Use of this engine on fun-carts, go-karts, or mini-bikes can result in serious injury or death.
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Page 5: How To Get Service
II. How to Get Service For engine adjustments, repairs or warranty service 2083 NOT covered in this manual, contact your nearest Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing Dealer. Find them on our website at www.TecumsehPower.com or call TecumsehPower Company at 1-800-558-5402 for TECUMSEHPOWER COMPANY additional information. -
Page 6: Oil And Fuel Specifications
III. Oil and Fuel Specifications Table 1. Recommended Oil A. Oil To operate engine you need to use a clean, high quality, TecumsehPower Recommended Oil Usage detergent oil. For recommended engine oil, see Table 1. In Straight Grade addition, you need to be sure the oil sump contains the TecumsehPower Part No. - Page 7 B. Filling Oil Sump 1. Be sure engine is upright and level. The Twin Cylinder Engines have two spark plug connections. 2. Unscrew oil fill cap/dipstick from oil filler tube and wipe dipstick clean. See Figure 7. 3. Screw oil fill cap/dipstick back into oil filler tube. Tighten securely.
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Page 8: Starting Your Engine
V. Starting Your Engine To avoid serious injury or death, an WARNING adult should start this engine. Only allow children to start engine if an adult has determined they are experienced and capable of such operation. If you are unable to start this engine WARNING after following instructions in this manual, contact your Authorized TecumsehPower... - Page 9 B. Independent Speed and Choke Controls Choke 1. To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, be sure engine is Control outdoors in a well-ventilated area. 2. Move independent speed control to “FAST” position and set independent choke control to “FULL CHOKE” position (see equipment manufacturer’s instructions). See Figures 9 thru 11 starting on page 6.
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Page 10: Stopping Your Engine And Short-Term Storage
VI. Stopping Your Engine and NOTE Short-Term Storage The Twin Cylinder Engines have two spark plug connections. Stop engine according to equipment manufacturer’s instructions. To avoid unsupervised operation of WARNING an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running. Always turn off the engine after use and remove ignition key, if provided. - Page 11 4. Clean area around oil drain plug. See Figure 14. 5. Place approved recyclable oil container under oil drain plug (see equipment manufacturer’s instructions). NOTE Used oil must be disposed of at a proper collection center. 6. Remove oil drain plug and drain oil into an approved recyclable oil con- tainer.
- Page 12 C. Spark Plug NOTE The Twin Cylinder Engines have two spark plug connections. Check both spark plugs 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: •...
- Page 13 II. Servicing Paper Filters Paper filters cannot be cleaned and must be replaced once a year or every 100 operating hours; more often if used in extremely dusty conditions. Replacement filters are available at an Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing Dealer. NOTE DO NOT put oil on or clean a paper filter.
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Page 14: Transporting Your Engine
VIII. Transporting Your Engine II. Fuel Storage NEVER store engine with fuel in the WARNING NEVER transport this engine inside WARNING fuel tank inside a building with another vehicle or in any enclosed potential sources of ignition such as hot water or space space if there is any gasoline in the tank. - Page 15 B. Extended Storage NOTE Draining Fuel The Twin Cylinder Engines have two spark plug connections. NOTES Clean debris from engine before draining fuel from carburetor. See "I. Clean Engine" instructions on page 12. Afterward, continue reading instructions below. If you have prepared your fuel for short-term storage it is NOT necessary to drain fuel that contains stabilizer from your carburetor.
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Page 16: Preventing Forest, Brush And Grass Fires
X. Preventing Forest, Brush and XI. Maintenance Intervals Grass Fires Maintenance is one of the most important things that you can do to extend the life of your TecumsehPower engine. If you are unable to perform maintenance intervals Local, state and federal laws may require use of a spark yourself, contact your nearest Authorized TecumsehPower arrester to prevent fires. - Page 17 Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use Every 25 Hours or 3 Months 1. Check Oil Level 1. Clean Foam Pre-Filter 2. Clean Cooling Fins 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...
- Page 18 Every 50 Hours or 3 Months Every 100 Hours or Seasonally 1. Change Oil 1. Replace Paper Filter 2. Replace Oil Filter Date_______________Owner/Dealer 3. Check Spark Plugs 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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