Craftsman 247.29931 manual GAS AND OiL FILL-UP, Oil one bottle shipped with unit FirstTime Use

GAS AND OiL FILL-UP f "_

Oil (one bottle shipped with unit)

FirstTime Use

1.Removeoilfill dipstick.

2.Withthe tilleron levelground,usea funnelto emptyentire contentsofoil bottleprovidedintothe engine.

3.Replaceoilfill dipstickandtighten.

Subsequent Uses

Only usehighqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIserviceclassification SF,SG, SH,SJor higher.Selectthe oil'sSAEviscositygradeaccord- ingto the expectedoperatingtemperature.Followthe chartbelow.

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Althoughmulti-viscosityoils (5W30,10W30,etc.)improvestarting in coldweather,theywill resultinincreasedoil consumptionwhen usedabove32°RCheckyourengineoil 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 engineto smoke profuselyandwill resultin poorengineperformance.

2.Replaceoilfill dipstickandtighten.

3.Keepoil levelat FULL.Runningthe enginewithtoo littleoilcan resultinpermanentenginedamage.

Transmission/Gear Oil

FirstTime Use

1.Withthe tilleron levelground,pullthe DepthRegulatorLever backandthenall thewayup untilthe lowestnotchin the leveris engaged.SeeFigure6.

2.Removethe oilfill plugfromthe transmissionhousingcoverand locatethe maindrive shaftsituatedinsidethe housing.

See Figure7.

3.The gearoil levelis correctif the gearoilis approximatelyhalfway up theside of the maindriveshaft.

4.If the oillevelis low,referto the transmissiongearoilunderthe MaintenanceSection.

Depth Regulater Lever

Figure6

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Figure7

Useextremecarewhen handlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely flammableandthevaporsare explosive.Neverfuel machineindoors or whiletheengineis hot or running.Extinguishcigarettes,cigars, pipes,andothersourcesof ignition.

Gasoline

1.Removefuel capfromthe fueltank.

2.Makesurethe containerfromwhichyou will pourthe gasolineis cleanandfree fromrustorforeignparticles.Neverusegasoline that maybe stalefromlongperiodsof storagein its container.

Gasolinethathas beensittingforany periodlongerthan four weeksshouldbeconsideredstale.

3.Fillfuel tankwithclean,fresh,unleadedregulargasolineonly. Do not usegasolinecontainingMETHANOL.Replacefuel cap.

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