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IX. Storing Your Engine
A. Short-Term/Seasonal Storage I. Clean Engine
Before servicing the engine remove the air cleaner cover and/or blower housing. Discard grass clippings, dirt and debris from the following areas:
• Cooling Fins
• Air Intake Screen
• Levers
• Linkage
• Guards
• Carburetor
• Head
Removing debris will insure adequate cooling, correct engine speed and reduce the risk of fire.
II. Fuel Storage
NEVER store engine with fuel in fuel
! WARNING
tank inside a building with potential sources of ignition such as hot water and space heaters, clothes dryers, electric motors, etc. Failure to do so may result in an explosion and result in death or serious injury.
NOTES
If engine fuel stored in the gas tank and/or an approved gas container is to be unused without gasoline stabilizer for more than 15-30 days, prepare it for short-term/seasonal storage. See "IV. Fuel Treatment" instructions.
If engine fuel is to be stored for more than one season, without gasoline stabilizer, it will gradually deteriorate. Also, if it is stored in the engine’s gas tank without gasoline stabilizer it is likely that your carburetor will have gum deposits, a clogged fuel system and will void your warranty. Prepare the fuel for extended storage. See "B. Extended Storage" instructions on page 23. Afterward, continue reading instructions below.
If you operate the engine during all 4 seasons, it is NOT necessary to lubricate the cylinder bore.
III. Fuel System
To avoid stale gas and carburetor problems, treat the fuel system in the following method below:
NOTES
Tecumseh recommends using ULTRA-FRESH™or Fuel Saver Plus Gasoline Stabilizer plus Fuel System Cleaner as an acceptable method of minimizing formation of fuel gum deposits during storage. This product is available from your Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer.
Always follow mix ratio found on stabilizer container. Failure to do so may result in equipment damage.
It is NOT necessary to empty stabilized gas from fuel tank.
IV. Fuel Treatment
1.Add fuel stabilizer according to manufacturer’s instructions.
2.Run engine at least 10 minutes after adding stabilizer to allow it to reach carburetor.
NEVER store the engine with fuel in
!WARNING
the fuel tank inside a building with potential sources of ignition such as hot water and space heaters, clothes dryers, electric motors, etc.
NOTE
Instead of using a fuel preservative/stabilizer, you can empty the fuel tank as described under "I. Draining Fuel" instructions on page 23. See "B. Extended Storage" instructions on page 23.
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