B. Extended Storage
I.Draining Fuel
NOTES
Clean debris from engine before emptying fuel from fuel tank. See "I. Clean Engine" instructions on page 22. Afterward, continue reading instructions below.
If you have prepared your fuel for
! WARNING
To avoid severe injury or death, DO NOT pour fuel from engine or
Figure 53. Disconnecting/Connecting Spark Plug
siphon fuel by mouth.
1.To prevent serious injury from fuel fires, empty fuel tank by running engine until it stops from lack of fuel. DO NOT attempt to pour fuel from engine.
2.Run the engine while waiting until the remaining fuel is consumed.
NEVER leave the engine
!WARNING
unattended when it is running and
NEVER run engine in enclosed areas.
3.Begin servicing the cylinder bore. See "II. Oil Cylinder Bore" instructions.
II. Oil Cylinder Bore
When lubricating cylinder bore, fuel
!WARNING
may spray from spark plug hole. To
prevent serious injury from fuel fires, follow these instructions:
1.Carefully disconnect spark plug wire and keep it away from spark plug. See Figure 53. See “G. Avoid Acciden- tal Starts” instructions on page 2. Afterward, continue reading instructions below.
•Keep the disconnected spark plug wire securely away from metal parts where arcing could occur.
•Carefully attach the spark plug wire to the grounding post, if provided. See Figure 54.
•Disconnect battery at negative terminal first, if engine is equipped with an electric starter.
•Turn off all engine switches.
•Remove ignition key, if provided.
2.Remove spark plug.
3.Squirt 1oz. (30ml) of clean engine oil into spark plug hole.
4.Cover spark plug hole with rag to prevent fuel from spraying from spark plug hole when engine is started.
NOTES
For engines equipped with recoil starters proceed to Step 5.
For engines equipped with electric starters proceed to Step 6.
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1.Grounding Post Connection
2.Spark Plug Connection
Figure 54. Typical Grounding Post/Spark Plug Connection
5.Grasp starter cord handle:
a.Pull starter cord handle out slowly using a full arm stroke.
b.Repeat once. (This will distribute oil throughout the cylinder to prevent corrosion during storage.)
c.Proceed to Step 7.
6.Push starter button or turn ignition switch key to “START” position. Immediately release starter button or turn ignition switch key to “OFF” position. (This will dis- tribute oil throughout the cylinder to prevent corrosion during storage.)
7.Remove rag from spark plug hole.
8.Install spark plug.
9.Carefully disconnect spark plug wire from grounding post, if provided. See Figure 54.
10.Carefully
III. Oil
Change oil if NOT changed within the last 3 months. See "A. Checking and Changing Oil" instructions on page 13.
IV. Battery
See equipment manufacturer’s instructions for proper battery storage, if present.
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