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HANDLE
BEFORE STARTING ENGINE
ADD OIL (See Fig. 11)
Your lawnmower is shipped without oil in the engine. For
type and grade of oil to use, see "EN GINE" in the Mainte-
nance section of this manual.
CAUTION: DO NOT overfill engine with
oil, or it will smoke heavily from the
muffler on startup.
1. Be sure lawnmower is level.
2. Remove oil fill cap/dipstick from oil fill spout.
3. You recieve a container of oil with the unit. Slowly
pour the entire container down the oil fill spout into
the engine.
4. Insert and tighten oil fill cap/dipstick.
IMPORTANT:
•
Check oil level before each use. Add oil if needed.
Fill to full line on dipstick.
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Change the oil after every 25 hours of operation or
each season. You may need to change the oil more
often under dusty, dirty conditions. See "TO CHANGE
ENGINE OIL " in the Maintenance section of this manual.
ENGINE
OIL CAP
OPERATION
CATCHER
HANDLE
FIG. 10
GASOLINE
FILLER CAP
FIG. 11
ADD GASOLINE (See Fig. 11)
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Fill fuel tank to bottom of tank filler neck. Do not over-
fill. Use fresh, clean, regular unleaded gasoline with a
GRASS
minimum of 87 octane. Do not mix oil with gasoline.
Purchase fuel in quan ti ties that can be used within 30
FRAME
days to assure fuel freshness.
Acidic gas can damage the fuel system of an
engine while in storage. To avoid engine prob-
lems, the fuel system should be emptied before
stor age of 30 days or longer. Empty the gas tank,
start the engine and let it run until the fuel lines
and carburetor are empty. Use fresh fuel next
season. See Storage In struc tions for additional
information. Never use engine or carburetor
cleaner products in the fuel tank or permanent
damage may occur.
TO STOP ENGINE (See Fig. 12)
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To stop engine, release operator presence control bar.
Wait until blade and all moving parts have stopped and
turn fuel valve to OFF position if you do not intend to
re start the engine soon.
TO START ENGINE
NOTE: Due to protective coatings on the engine, a small
amount of smoke may be present during the initial use of
the product and should be considered normal.
1. Be sure fuel valve is in the ON po si tion.
2. Hold operator presence control bar down to the han dle
and pull starter handle quickly. Do not allow starter
rope to snap back.
ON
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CAUTION: Alcohol blended fuels (called
gasohol or using ethanol or methanol)
can attract moisture which leads to
separation and for ma tion of acids dur-
ing storage.
OFF
FUEL VALVE LEVER
FIG. 12
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