Ariens 291cc Series User Manual

ARIENS GEN II 136cc / 179cc / 208cc / 254cc / 291cc / 306cc / 414cc Snow Engine Manual 9rev. 02/13/13
THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE
Protect yourself and your equipment by properly maintaining your engine.
Proper engine maintenance is necessary for safe, economical, and trouble-free operation.
Improperly maintaining this engine, or failure to correct a problem before operation, can cause a
malfunction in which you can be seriously hurt or killed. Always follow the inspection and maintenance
recommendations and schedules in this owner’s manual.
To assist you in properly caring for your engine, the following pages include routine inspection procedures and simple maintenance
procedures using basic hand tools. Service tasks that are more difcult or which require special tools should be handled by
professionals and are normally performed by a service technician or qualied mechanic.
! NOTICE
See Maintenance Schedule for normal and extreme operation condition differences.
MAINTENANCE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This manual contains very important safety precautions. However, we cannot warn you of every conceivable hazard that can arise
while performing maintenance. You must decide whether or not you should perform a given task and always be safety conscious.
Safety Precautions
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and engine is cooled off before you begin any maintenance or repairs. This can prevent several
potential hazards, such as the following:
Carbon monoxide poisoning from engine exhaust.
Run engine in a well-ventilated area.
Burns from hot parts.
Let the engine and exhaust system cool-off before touching. (see drawing right)
Injury from moving parts.
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Your servicing dealer knows your engine best and is equipped to maintain and repair it.
Servicing Your Engine
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Brand	Ariens
Model	291cc Series
Category	Engine
Language	English