Cleaning
CleaningtheMowerHousing
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
WARNING
Themowermaydislodgematerialfromunderthe
mowerhousing.
•Weareyeprotection.
•Stayintheoperatingposition(behindthe
handle).
•Donotallowbystandersinthearea.
1.Withtheenginerunningonaatpavedsurface,
sprayastreamofwaterinfrontoftherightrear
wheel(Figure41).
Thewaterwillsplashintothepathoftheblade,
cleaningouttheclippings.
Figure41
2.Whennomoreclippingscomeout,stopthewater
andmovethemowertoadryarea.
3.Runtheengineforafewminutestodrythehousing
topreventitfromrusting.
Storage
Topreparethemowerforoff-seasonstorage,perform
therecommendedmaintenanceprocedures.Referto
Maintenance.
Storethemowerinacool,clean,dryplace.Coverthe
mowertokeepitcleanandprotected.
PreparingtheFuelSystem
WARNING
Gasolinecanvaporizeifyoustoreitoverlong
periodsoftimeandexplodeifitcomesintocontact
withanopename.
•Donotstoregasolineoverlongperiodsoftime.
•Donotstorethemowerwithgasolineinthefuel
tankorthecarburetorinanenclosurewithan
opename.(Forexample,afurnaceorawater
heaterpilotlight.)
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringitinany
enclosure.
Emptythefueltankwhenmowingthelasttimebefore
storingthemower.
1.Runthemoweruntiltheenginestopsfromrunning
outoffuel.
2.Primetheengineandstartitagain.
3.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
PreparingtheEngine
1.Whiletheengineisstillwarm,changetheoilfrom
thecrankcase.RefertoChangingtheEngineOil.
2.Removethesparkplug.
3.Usinganoilcan,addaboutonetablespoonofoilto
thecrankcasethroughthesparkplughole.
4.Slowlyrotatetheengineseveraltimes,usingthe
starterrope,todistributetheoil.
5.Installthesparkplugbutdonotconnectthewireto
thesparkplug.
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