4.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
5.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
6.Removethesparkplug,add1oz.(30ml)ofoil
throughthesparkplughole,andpullthestarterrope
slowlyseveraltimestodistributeoilthroughoutthe
cylindertopreventcylindercorrosionduringthe
off-season.
7.Installthesparkplugandtightenitwithatorque
wrenchto15ft-lb(20N-m).
8.Tightenallnuts,bolts,andscrews.
FoldingtheHandle
WARNING
Foldingorunfoldingthehandleimproperlycan
damagethecables,causinganunsafeoperating
condition.
•Donotdamagethecableswhenfoldingor
unfoldingthehandle.
•Ifacableisdamaged,contactanAuthorized
ServiceDealer.
1.Loosenthehandleknobsuntilyoucanmovethe
handlefreely(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Handleknob(2)
2.MovethehandleforwardasshowninFigure28.
RemovingtheMachinefrom
Storage
1.Unfoldthehandle;refertoUnfoldingtheHandle.
2.Checkandtightenallfasteners.
3.Removethesparkplugandspintheenginerapidly
usingthestartertoblowexcessoilfromthecylinder.
4.Inspectthesparkplugandreplaceitifitisdirty,
worn,orcracked;seetheEngineOperator’sManual.
5.Installthesparkplugandtightenittothe
recommendedtorque;seetheEngineOperator’s
Manual.
6.Performanyneededmaintenanceprocedures;see
Maintenance(page11).
7.Checktheengineoillevel;see
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel(page7)
8.Fillthefuelinthefueltankwithfreshgasoline;see
FillingtheFuelTank(page7)
9.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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