Sears 917.383223 manual Storage, Handle, Other

STORAGE

Your lawn mower and engine should be prepared for off-season storage as follows:

LAWNMOWER

"Clean underside of Lawn Mower Housing. (See "Cleaning" in maintenance section of manual.)

•Inspect and replace/sharpen Blade, if required

(See "Blade/Blade Adapter Care" in maintenance section of manual)_

o Hose Grass Catcher off with water and let dry before storing.

•Lubricate as shown in Service Recommendation chart on page 15 of manual.

HANDLE

o You can fold your Lawn Mower Handle for storage as shown in Fig_ 15.

oTo fold, squeeze the bottom ends of the Lower Handle toward each other until the Lower Han-

dle clears the Handle Bracket, then move Han-

dle forward (See Fig. 16).

IMPORTANT: WHEN FOLDINGTHE HANDLE FOR

STORAGE OR TRANSPORTATION, BE SURE TO FOLD THE HANDLE AS

SHOWN IN FIG. 15o IF YOU FOLD

THE UPPER HANDLE SECTION THE

WRONG WAY, YOU MAY DAMAGE THE CONTROL CABLES°

ENGINE

oChange oil (See "To Change Oil" in maintenance section of manual)°

eDrain fuel and run engine until fuel system is empty_

I_PORTAHT: IT IS IMPORTANT TO PREVENT GUM DEPOSITS FROM FORMING IN ESSENTIAL FUEL SYSTEM PARTS SUCH AS THE CARBURETOR, FUEL FILTER, FUEL HOSE, OR TANK DURING STORAGE. ALSO, EX- PERIENCE INDICATES THAT ALCO-

HOL BLENDED FUELS (CALLED

GASOHOL OR USING ETHANOL

OR METHANOL) CAN ATTRACT

MOISTURE WHICH LEADS TO

SEPARATION AND FORMATION

OF ACIDS DURING STORAGE.

ACIDIC GAS CAN DAMAGE THE

FUEL SYSTEM OF AN ENGINE WHILE IN STORAGE_

FOLD FORWARD

FOR STORAGE

HANDLE

FOLD BACKWARD

POSIT_ON

FIG. 1S

LOWER HANDLE

HANDLE BRACKET

HAIRPIN COTTER

FIG. 16

OTHER

•Do not store gasoline from one season to another° ° Replace your gasoline can if your can starts to rust° Rust and/or dirt in your gasoline can cause

problems.

°Do not store your lawn mower under any plastic cover. Plastic cannot breathe which allows con-

densation to form and car_ cause your lawn mower to rust.

o When setting up your Handle from the storage position, the Lower Handle will automatically lock into the mowing position.

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