PREPARATION & OPERATION
OF THE 6 HP TECUMSEH ELECTRIC START
ENGINE
After
completing
the steps
of
Easy Assembly
you are ready
to
prepare the electric start sys-
tem
for
operation.
But
first, please read
through
all
of
these instructions. Before preparing the
battery, be sure to read the safety precautions
about
battery acid on page
38,
Section
3.
WARNING-Don't
smoke, bring flame,
or
cause electrical sparks near the battery. It con-
tains explosive gases.
Please
do
not
put
water in
your
battery
dur-
ing these preparation steps. You must add bat-
tery
grade acid to the battery
to
make it
func-
tion. The
warning
about acid below, (and on
your
battery) is required to warn people
about
the battery's use after you have added the acid
to
it.
/
POISON/DANGER
CAUSES SEVERE BURNS
Your
battery
contains
sulfuric
acid-avoid
con-
tact
with
skin, eyes
or
clothing.
Antidote:
EX-
TERNAL
Flush
immediately
with
lots
of
water.
INTERNAL-Drink
large quantities
of
water
or
milk.
Follow
with
milk
of
magnesia, beaten
egg
or
vegetable oil. Call
physician
immediately.
Eyes-Flush
with
water
for
15
minutes
and
get
prompt
medical
attention.
Batteries
produce
explosivegases. Keep sparks,
flame, cigarettes away. Ventilate when
charging
or
using in enclosed space.
Always
shield eyes
when
working
near
batteries. KEEP
OUT
OF
REACH OF
CHILDREN.
'
6 H.P. TECUMSEH
ELECTRIC START
ENGINE
KEY~~SWITCH
~
. GROUND GROUNDED
CONNECTOR CABLE ON LOWER
MOUNTING
~
BRACKET
(Sketch 1/21)
Small
current
recharges
battery.
3. Loosen
other
hold-down
bolt
enough
to
move
battery clamp (bar) away so
that
battery
can
be removed easily.
4.
Remove the batteryand place it
on
the
floor.
5. Take
the
battery
to
a service station and have
it filled with battery acid
with
a
specific
gravity
of
1.265 (sulfuric acid).
• If you are
going
to fill
your
own
battery
at
home with battery acid
(1
%
quarts
required),
you
might
wish to remove
your
battery
from
the
tiller
to avoid
spilling
acid on
the
tiller.
(Sketch 1/22)
Battery, bracket, cables &solenoid.
HOW
TO
REMOVE A
~ATTERY
To
Take It
to
a Service Station
for
Battery Acid,
please read
the
following
instructions
before
proceeding
with
work:
1. Disconnect the positive battery cable at
the
positive battery
post
on
top
of
the
battery (as
shown
nexttothe
(+) sign in Sketch 1/21).
2.
Disconnect
the
negative battery cable
from
the
lower
end
of
the
9
inch
long battery
hold-
down
bolt-Le.ave negative cable attached to bat-
.
tery
post.
The
negative cable
is
the
ground
cable
on
the
right
side
of
battery. Remove
bolt
and re-
place washer and
nut
on
the
bolt
in sequence
for
safe keeping. (See Sketches 1/21 & 1/22.)
REAR
VIEW
ENGINE STOP
TO
KEY SWITCH
-NEGATIVE
CABLE
24
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