Craftsman 247.37683 Never store lawn mower with fuel intank

Neverstorelawnmowerwithfuelintankindoorsorinpoorly

ventilatedareaswherefuelfumesmay reachanopenflame, spark,

orpilot lightas on a furnace,waterheater,clothesdryer,orgas

appliance.

Fuelintank canbecomestalewhen equipmentisstoredover 30days.

Stalefuelcausesacid andgumdepositsto form infuel systemoron

essentialcarburetorparts.

ToPreventFuel-RelatedProblems:

1. Addgasolinestabilizerfollowingthemanufacturer'sinstructions.

Whenaddinga gasolinestabilizer,fillthe fueltank withfresh

gasoline.Ifonly partiallyfilled,air in the tankwill promotefuel

deteriorationduring storage.Ifyoukeep a containerofgasoline

forrefueling,be surethat it containsonlyfreshgasoline.

2. Afteraddinga gasolinestabilizer,runthe engineoutdoorsfor

10minutestobe surethattreatedgasolinehas replacedthe

untreatedgasolineinthecarburetor.

3. Turnthefuel valvetotheOFF position.

4. Continuetorun theengineuntil it stopsfromthelack offuel inthe

carburetorfuelbowl.Runningtimeshouldbe lessthan 3 minutes.

• Clean andlubricatemowerthoroughlyasdescribedinthe lubrica-

tioninstructions.

• Donot usea pressurewasherorgardenhose toclean yourunit.

• Coat mower'scuttingbladewithchassisgreaseto prevent

rusting.

• RefertoPREPARINGTHE ENGINEforcorrectenginestorage

instructions.

• Store mowerin a dry,clean area. Do notstorenext tocorrosive

materials,suchasfertilizer.

Whenstoringanytype of powerequipmentina poorlyventilatedor

metalstorageshed,care shouldbe takentorust-prooftheequipment.

Usingalight oil orsilicone,coatthe equipment,especiallycablesand

allmovingpartsof yourlawnmowerbeforestorage.

IMPORTANT:iffuelstabilizerisnot used,youneedtodrain gasoline

fromequipmentpriorto storage.Runengineuntil itstopsfroma lack

offuel.

Performthefollowingbeforelong-termstorageof equipment:

1. Whileengineis stillwarm,changeoil.

2. Removesparkplugand pourapproximately1/2oz.(15 ml)of

newengineoil intosparkplugcavitywhichputsoil intocylinder.

Replacesparkplugsecurely.

3. Pullstarterropeslowly.Thisturns theengine'scrankshaftand

distributesoilthroughtheengine.

4. Addfuel stabilizerordrain fuelfromengine.

5. Cleandirt anddebris fromtop andall areasaroundengine.

6. Storein a clean,dry area.