Manual

GAS AND OIL FILL-UP
Oil (one bottle shipped with unit)
FirstTimeUse
1. Removeoilfill dipstick.
2. Withthe tilleron levelground,usea funnelto emptyentire
contentsofoil bottleprovidedintothe engine.
3. Replaceoilfill dipstickandtighten.
Subsequent Uses
Only usehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassifica-
tion SF,or SG.Selectthe oil'sSAEviscositygradeaccordingtothe
expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.
Imml mira 10w
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mm m?0
mmm mmm B30
40 I_
20w40.20w50 _ _ _ _
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10w40
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10w30 iw,_mm_ _m
(°C)-300 -200 -100 0'_ 100 200 300 400
(°F)-20 o 0o 200 400 60o 800 1000
Ambient Temperature
1. SingleViscosity
2. MultiViscosity
Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W30,10W30,etc.)improvestarting
in coldweather,theywill resultinincreasedoil consumptionwhen
usedabove32°F.Checkyourengineoil levelmorefrequentlyto avoid
possibleenginedamagefromrunninglowon oil.
1. Checkthe oillevelmakingcertainnotto rubthe dipstickalong
the insidewallsof the oil fill tube.Thiswould resultina false
dipstickreading.Wipedipstickcleanwithcloth. Replacedipstick
into theoil fillerneck, butdo not screwit in. Removeandcheck
oil level.Refillto FULLmarkon dipstick,if necessary.Capacityis
approximately20oz.Overfillingwill causethe enginetosmoke
profuselyandwill resultin poorengineperformance.
2. Replaceoilfill dipstickandtighten.
3. Keepoil levelat FULL.Runningthe enginewithtoo littleoilcan
resultinpermanentenginedamage.
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuelmachineindoors
orwhilethe engineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars,
pipes,andothersourcesof ignition.
Gasoline
1. Removefuelcap fromthefuel tank.
2. Makesurethecontainerfromwhichyouwill pourthe gasolineis
cleanandfreefrom rustorforeignparticles.Neveruse gasoline
thatmaybestalefromlongperiodsof storageinitscontainer.
Gasolinethathas beensittingfor any periodlongerthanfour
weeksshouldbeconsideredstale.
Alcoholblendedfuels(calledgasoholor usingethanolor methanol)
canattractmoisturewhichleadsto separationandformationof acids
duringstorage.Acidicgas can damagethefuel systemofanengine
whileinstorage.
Toavoidengineproblems,the fuel systemshouldbeemptied
beforestoragefor 30daysor longer.Drainthegas tank,start the
engineandlet it rununtilthe gastank, fuellinesand carburetorare
empty.Usefreshfuel nextseason.SeeSTORAGEInstructionsfor
additionalinformation.
Neveruseengineor carburetorcleanerproductsinthe fueltankor
permanentdamagemayoccur.
3. Fillfuel tankwithclean,fresh,unleadedregulargasolineonly.Do
not usegasolinecontainingMETHANOL.Replacefuelcap.
NOTE:Checkthe fuellevelperiodicallyto avoidrunningout of
gasolinewhileoperatingthe tiller.
TO START ENGINE
1. Attachsparkplugwire andrubberbootto sparkplug.
2. Filltankto no morethan 1/2inch belowbottomof filler neckto
providespacefor fuelexpansion.
3. Makesurethe tineclutchcontrolisdisengaged.
4. Movethechokeleveron the engineto CHOKEI'_1 position.(A
warmenginemaynot requirechoking.)SeeFigure13.
5. Movethrottlecontrolto START/RUN(Rabbit)_1_ position.See
Figure13.
6. Standingon the sideof theunit,graspstarterhandleandpull
ropeout untilyou feela drag.
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Figure13
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