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fuel specifications
Use c
lean
fresh
RE
GU
LAR
grade of non-leaded gas
ol
in
e. The non-leaded (or low
lea
d) fue
ls
o
ffer
the
advantage
of
reducing
th
e
am
ount of deposi
ts
which bui ld up
in
the c
omb
ust i on
chamb
er
. Do not add
oil
to
the gas
oli
ne. Use n
am
e brand gasol ine purchased from popular
stat
ions t o prevent use
of
stale
gaso
line
or fuel not adjus
ted
to
seasonal changes . Gasol
in
e bec
omes
sta
le
with age and
te
nds to form
gum
deposits
wh
i ch
clo
g
the
fuel s
yst
em espec
ia
l ly smal l passages in the carbureto
r.
On gr a
vi
ty
feed systems,
tu
rn
the fuel valve
off
whenever the engine
is
to be out of
service
for any
lengt
h of t ime
--this
will
prevent
seepage of gaso
li
ne
int
o the engine .
Kee
p
the
vent
hole
in
the gas
fil
ler
cap open- -
if
it
bec
omes
plugged
flow of
fuel
wil l be impaired.
safety
precautions
Power
mowers
, garden t ract or s, snowbl owers , and
oth
er machines pm
,ered
by a
ir
-coo
led
engines have
become so c
ommonpla
ce t hat we
ma
y forget
th
e pot ent i al dangers
in
volved in
servic
in
g and opera
tion
of
such equipment. In the int
er
e
st
of
safety,
some
gener
al
preca
ut
ion
s are pr
esent
ed bel
ow
as safe ty re-
m
in
ders . Re
me
mber
that
the
best safeglli
lr
d agai
nst
ac
ci
dent s
is
the
use of good co
mmon
sense!
•
WARN
ING--
LE
TI-IAL
EXHA
UST
GAS
! An engine discharges carbon
monox
ide
whe
n ope
ra
t
ing,
wh
ich
causes death
i f inhaled
for
even a short pe
rio
d of t ime--operate only where deadly exhaust gases can be
safel
y dis -
si
pa
ted
.
•
WARN
ING--D
ANGER
OUS
FUELS
! Use ext reme
caut
ion when s
to
ring
, han
dl
in
g and using fuel s --t hey
are
highly
volat i le and expl
osive
in
vapor st at e. Sto
re
on
ly
in
approved conta
in
er s
in
wel l
ventilate
d
area
away
from spark
or
flame produc
in
g equipment.
Ne
ver
add fu
el
t o tank whi l e engine
is
running--stop
engine
and allow
it
to
cool
th
orough
ly
t o prevent fue l from igni t
in
g on con
tac
t wi t h
hot
par ts or
igni
tion
spark. Don't
st
ore gasol ine inside occupi ed bui
ld
in
g.
• W
ARN
ING
-
-MO
VI
NG
, H
OT
PAR
TS!
I
mp
rudent ope
rat
i on of power equipm
ent
cre
a
tes
hazards to
life
and limb
--
never operate wi th safety guards removed, keep hands, fee t ,
cl
oth
ing away from
moving
and hot
parts
.
Remembe
r that an engine get s hot w
hi
le running, and exhaust system c
om
ponents get ext remely hot .
Know
how
to
make emergency
stops--d
on' t al l
ow
inexp
er
i enced persons t o
operate
your eq
uip
men
t . Always dis -
connect
or
remove spark plug
to
prevent unint enti onal
sta
rti
ng
wh
il
e working on equipmen
t.
Ne
ver tam-
per
wi t h governor se
ttin
g to ga
in
more power --
th
e governor es
tabl
is
hes safe
operat
ing l imi
ts.
Overspeed
not
o
nly
shor
tens
engine l ife but can be ex
tre
mely hazardou
s.
Keep people sa
fely
awa
y from the opera
ting
area
and be es
peciall
y watchful for chi l dren. Stop t he engine
wh
enever you leave t he equip
men
t--
don' t
allow
it
to i
dl
e unat t ended.
•
WARNING--GENERAL
P
RE
CA
UT
IONS! Handle
st
ar
tin
g bat t eri es ca
refull
y
--
they are
filled
with ac
id
which can
eat
thru
clot
hing,
burn
skin
, and cause bl
in
dnes s . Keep in mind th
at
a bat
tery
gives
off
highly flam-
ma
bl e hydrogen gas whi l e being charge
d--
charge only in well vent i
la
t ed
area.
Whi
l e elect
ri
cal energy
produced
in
an engine i gni t ion systemmay n
ot
be st rong enough
to
cause in
jury,
react ion to shock
pr
o-
~
duced cou
ld
cause you to pul l
awa
y and
int
o cont act with hot or
movin
g pa
rts
--ke
ep
away
from
igni
tion
s
yst
em
wh
ile
operating
.
Neve
r oper
at
e wi thout adequate m
uf
fl er
or
with
fa
ul
ty exha
ust
system--exposure
t o
excessive
no
ise
is
not
on
ly
t i r
in
g but can l ead
to
impairm
ent
of hear
in
g.
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