Lawn Mower User Manual

Operation
BeforeStarting
RecommendedFuel
DANGER
Gasolineisextremelyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
others.
•Topreventastaticchargefromignitingthe
gasoline,placethecontainerand/ormower
directlyonthegroundbeforelling,notina
vehicleoronanobject.
•Fillthetankoutdoorswhentheengineiscold.
Wipeupspills.
•Donothandlegasolinewhensmokingoraround
anopenameorsparks.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer,out
ofthereachofchildren.
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh,unleaded
gasolinewithanoctaneratingof87orhigher
((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Oxygenatedfuelwithupto10%ethanolor15%
MTBEbyvolumeisacceptable.
•Donotuseethanolblendsofgasoline,suchasE15
orE85,withmorethan10%ethanolbyvolume.
Performanceproblemsand/orenginedamagemay
result,whichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorinfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessfuelstabilizerhas
beenaddedtothefuel.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
UsingFuel
Stabilizer/Conditioner
Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachineto
providethefollowingbenets:
•Itkeepsgasolinefreshduringstorageupto90days.
Whenstoringthemachineformorethan90days,
drainthefueltank.
•Itcleanstheenginewhileitisrunning.
•Iteliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuel
systems,whichcauseshardstarting.
Addthecorrectamountoffuelstabilizer/conditionerto
thegasolineasrecommendedontheproductlabel.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenitismixedwithfreshgasoline.Toprevent
varnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,useafuel
stabilizer/conditioneratalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Cleanaroundthefueltankcap,andremovethecap
fromthetank(Figure11).
1/4 inch (6 mm)
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Figure11
2.Fillthefueltank,leavingatleast1/4inch(6mm)
fromthebottomoftheneckemptytoallowthe
gasolineroomtoexpand(Figure11).
3.Installthefueltankcapandtightenitsecurelyby
hand.
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