Operator's Manual

Storage
WARNING
•Fuelvaporscanexplode.
•Donotstorefuelmorethan30days.
•Donotstorethemachineinanenclosurenear
anopename.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringit.
PreparingtheMachinefor
Storage
1.Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizerto
freshfuelasdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.
Note:Fuelshouldnotbestoredlongerthansuggested
bythefuelstabilizermanufacturer.
2.Runtheenginefor10minutestodistributethe
conditionedfuelthroughthefuelsystem.
3.Runthemachineuntiltheenginerunsoutoffuel.
4.Primetheengineandstartitagain.
5.Allowtheenginetorununtilitshutsoff.Whenyou
cannolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
6.Shutofftheengineandallowittocool.
7.Removetheignitionkey.
8.Cleanthemachinethoroughly.
9.Touchupchippedsurfaceswithpaintavailablefroman
AuthorizedServiceDealer.Sandaffectedareasbefore
painting,andusearustpreventativetopreventthe
metalpartsfromrusting.
10.Tightenallloosescrews,bolts,andlocknuts.Repairor
replaceanydamagedparts.
11.Coverthemachineandstoreitinaclean,dryplaceout
ofthereachofchildren.
RemovingtheMachinefrom
Storage
1.Removethesparkplugandspintheenginerapidly
usingthestartertoblowtheexcessoilfromthe
cylinder.
2.Installthesparkplugandtightenitrmly.
3.Connectthespark-plugwire.
4.Performtheannualmaintenanceproceduresasgiven
intheRecommendedMaintenanceSchedule;referto
Maintenance(page17).
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