If thesnowthrowerwillnotbe usedfor30 daysor
WARNING
Never store snow
thrower with fuel
in tank indoors or
in poorlyventilated
areas, where fuel
fumes may reach an
open flame, spark
or pilot light as on a
furnace, water heater,
clothes dryer or
gas appliance.
Drainfuel intoan
i approved container
outdoors, away from
any open flame. Be
certain engine is
cool. Do not smoke.
Fuel left in engine
during warm weather
i deteriorates and
will cause serious
starting problems.
Donot drain
carburetor if using
fuel stabilizer.
Never use engine or
carburetor cleaning
products inthe fuel
tank or permanent
damage may occur.
longer,or if it is theendof the snowseasonwhenthe
lastpossibilityof snowisgone,theequipmentneedsto
bestoredproperly.Followstorageinstructionsbelowto
ensuretop performancefromthe snowthrowerfor many
moreyears.
Preparing Engine
NOTE:Refertotheenginemanualfor moredetailed
informationon preparingthesnowthrowerenginefor
storage.
_ ARNING:Neverstoresnowthrower
with fuel intank indoorsor in poorly
ventilated areas,wherefuel fumes
may reachan open flame,spark or
pilotlight as on a furnace,water
heater,clothes dryer or gas appliance.
NOTE:Itisimportantto preventgumdepositsfrom
forminginessentialfuel systempartsof the enginesuch
asthecarburetor,fuel filter,fuelhoseor tankduring
storage.
CAUTION:Alcohol blended fuels (called gasohol
or using ethanol or methanol) canattract moisture
which leads toseparation and formation of acids
during storage. Acidic gas candamagethe fuel
system of an engine while in storage.
Toavoidengineproblems,thefuel systemshouldbe
emptiedbeforestoragefor 30daysor longer.Follow
theseinstructionsto prepareyour snowthrowerfor
storage:
_ ARNING:Drainfuel intoan approved
container outdoors, awayfrom any
openflame. Becertain engineis cool.
Donot smoke. Fuelleft in engine
during warmweather deteriorates and
will cause serious starting problems.
1. Removeallgasolinefromthe carburetorandthefuel
tankto preventgumdepositsfromformingon these
partsandharmingthe engine.
2. Runtheengineuntilthefueltankis emptyandit
stopsduetolackof fuel.
3. Draincarburetorbypressingupwardon bowldrain,
locatedbelowthe carburetorcover. SeeFigure14.
f Carburetor _'
Bowl Dral
Figure 14
__ ARNING:Donot drain carburetorif
usingfuelstabilizer.Neveruseengineor
carburetorcleaningproducts in the fuel
tankor permanentdamagemayoccur.
NOTE:Fuelstabilizer(suchas STA-BIL)is anaccept-
ablealternativein minimizingthe formationof fuelgum
depositsduringstorage.Addstabilizerto gasolineinfuel
tankorstoragecontainer.Alwaysfollowmixratiofound
onstabilizercontainer.Runengineat least10minutes
afteraddingstabilizerto allowit to reachthe carburetor.
Donotdraincarburetorifusingfuelstabilizer.
4. Removethesparkplugandpourone(1)ounce
ofengineoil throughthe sparkplugholeinto the
cylinder.Coversparkplugholewitha ragandcrank
theengineseveraltimestodistributethe oil. Replace
sparkplug.
NOTE:Refertotheenginemanualfor moreinformation
onpreparingthe snowthrowerenginefor storage.
Preparing Snow Thrower
1. Whenstoringthesnowthrowerinan unventilatedor
metalstorageshed,careshouldbetakento rustproof
theequipment.Usinga light oilor silicone,coatthe
equipment,especiallyanychains,springs,bearings
andcables.
2. Removealldirt fromexteriorof engineandequipment.
3. Followlubricationrecommendationson page12.
4. Storeequipmentina clean,dryarea.
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