Tecumseh OV195XA IX. Storing Your Engine, A. Short-Term/SeasonalStorage, B. Extended Storage

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. Remove 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 the
WARNING
	fuel tank inside a building with

potential sources of ignition such as hot water or space heaters, clothes dryers, electric motors, etc. Doing so may lead to an explosion resulting 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. Afterward, continue reading instructions below.

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. Afterward, continue reading instructions below.

III. Fuel System

To avoid stale gas and carburetor problems, treat the fuel system in the following method below:

NOTES

TecumsehPower Company recommends using ULTRA-FRESH™Gasoline Stabilizer as an acceptable method of minimizing formation of fuel gum deposits during storage. This product is available from your Authorized TecumsehPower 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 engine with fuel in the
WARNING
	fuel tank inside a building with

potential sources of ignition such as hot water or space heaters, clothes dryers, electric motors, etc. Doing so may lead to an explosion resulting in death or serious injury.

NOTE

Instead of using a fuel preservative/stabilizer, you can empty the fuel tank as described under "I. Draining Fuel" instructions. See "B. Extended Storage" instructions.

B. Extended Storage

I.Draining Fuel

NOTES

Clean debris from engine before emptying fuel from fuel tank. See "I. Clean Engine" instructions. Afterward, continue reading instructions below.

If you have prepared your fuel for short-term storage it is NOT necessary to empty fuel that contains stabilizer from your fuel tank. See "A. Short-Term/Seasonal Storage" instructions. Afterward, continue reading instructions below.

	To avoid serious injury or death,
WARNING
	DO NOT pour fuel from engine or
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 unattended
WARNING
	when it is running and NEVER run

engine in enclosed areas to avoid death or serious injury.

3.Begin servicing the cylinder bore. See "II. Oil Cylinder Bore" instructions on page 19.

NOTE

If you operate the engine during all four seasons, it is NOT necessary to lubricate the cylinder bore.

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