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Craftsman 917.255723 Owner's Manual page 7

10 h.p. 36" riding lawn tractor electric start

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INITIAL
SERVICE
NOTE:
BE
CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW DIRT TO ENTER
THE ENGINE
WHEN
CHECKING OR
ADDING
OIL
OR
FUEL.
1. Pull up
at
rear of Hood to
open.
2.
Check Engine Oil Level with Tractor on level ground. Re-
move
and wipe Dipstick (Fig. 9) clean, screw it
in tight
for
a
few seconds, remove
and
read Oil Level.
If necessary, add
Oil
untii"FULL"
mark
is
reached.
RECOMMENDED SAE VISCOSITY GRADES
.A
30
OR
lOW-30
I~
v
K
!iW-20
OR
5W·30
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32°
60°
80°
1 00°
TEWERATURE RANGE EXPECTED BEFORE NEXT OIL
CHANGE. ALL OILS MUST MEET A.P.I. SERVICE CLAS-
SIFICATION SO, SE, OR SF.
Capacity
is
1 quart.
NOTE: DO
NOT OVERFILL.
Dipstick
assembly must be
securely
t ightened into
tube
at
all
times
when engine is operating.
3. Fill
Fuel Tank
(Fig.
9). Use
fresh,
clean,
unleaded auto-
motive
gasoline. (Leaded "regular
11
grade
gasoline is not
an
acceptable
substitute. Use
of leaded
gasoline
will increase
carbon
and lead oxide deposits and reduce valve
life).
Capacity
is
5
quarts.
WARN
ING
: DO
NOT USE
GASOHOL OR METHANOL.
These
type
fuels react
with water content in the fuel
and tend to
form
strong acids
which
can
corrode metal
parts and
harm rubber and plastics.
FILL TO BOTTOM OF GAS
TANK
FILL-
ER NECK. DO NOT
OVERFILL.
WIPE
OFF ANY SPILLED OIL OR FUEL. DO
NOT STORE, SPILL OR USE GASOLINE
NEAR AN OPEN
FLAME.
FIGURE
9
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