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INSTRUCTIONS
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THE EOUIPMENT
ON
WHICH THIS ENGINE IS
USED BEFORE
ATTEMPTING
TO
OPERATE
YOUR TECUMSEH ENGINE.
THESE
SYMBOLS MAY APPEAR
ON
THE ENGINE:
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FAST
*
SLOW
0
OFF
w
CHOKE
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FU LL
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Cahfornia Proposition
65 WARNING: The engine exhaust from this
product
contains
chemLrc-.
Il
known
to the State of
California
to cause cancer, birth
defe&s or other
reproductiv^e harm.
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181-656-14
ENGINES WHICH
ARE CERTIFIED TO
COMPLY
WITH
CALIFORNIA
AND
U.S.
EPA EMISSION REGULATIONS
FOR ULGE
ENGINES:
Are certilied to operate on regular
unleaded
gasoline.
lnclude
the
tollowing
emissioncontrol system(s):
EM,TWC
(if
soequipped);
Donotincludeany
user
adjustable features
-
therelore
no
other adjustments are
needed.
OIL &
FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS
TO
OPERATE
ENGINE, YOU WILL NEED THE FOLLOWING:
O
o
"rro*,
HrcH
euALrrY,
DETERGENT
orl.
Be sure
original container
is marked:
A.P.l.
service
"SF"
-
"SJ".
FOR
SUMMER
(ABOVE
320F; 00C) USE SAE 30 OlL.
Tecumseh
specially
formulated
oil
is
available at any
Au-
thorized Tecumseh
Service Outlet. Order as
part
number
730225.
FOR WINTER
(BELOW
320F; 00C) USE SAE
5W30
OlL.
Tecumseh
specially
formulated
oil
is
available at any
Au-
thorized
Tecumseh
Service
Outlet. Order as
part
number
730226.
DO NOT
USE SAE 1OW4O
OIL,
USING MULTIGRADE
OIL
WILL INCREASE
OIL
CONSUMPTION.
OIL SUMP CAPACITY: 21
ounces
(1-114
U.S.
pints)
.62 liter.
\4
a rnest,
CLEAN,
UNLEADED
REGULAR,
UNLEADED
PREMIUM,
OR
REFORMULATED AUTOMOTIVE
GASO-
LINE
ONLY.
DO NOT
USE
LEADED
GASOLINE.
NOTE: DO NOT USE
GASOLINE CONTAINING
METH-
ANOL
(WOOD
ALCOHOL).
Gasoline containing up to
10%
ethanol or
grain
alcohol
("Gasohol"),
or up to
15% MTBE
(Methyl
Tertiary Butyl Ether), may
be used
but requires
special care
when
engine
is
unused
for
extended
periods.
See
"STORAGE"
instructions
on
Page 5.
NOTE:
Use clean oil and fuel and store in approved, clean,
covered containers.
Use clean
fill funnels.
Never
use
"stale"
gasoline
left over from
last
season or
stored
lor long
periods.
PFIINTtrN IN II S A
MODEL
AND
D.O.M.
DECAL
LOCATED
UNDER COVER
(IF
SO
EQUIPPED)
-..--PRESS
IN AND
LIFT
HERE TO RELEASE
COVER
RECOIL
STARTER
OIL
FILL PLUG AND DIPSTICK
(rF
so
EQUTPPED)
STARTER
HANDLE
FUEL FILL
CAP
FUEL
TANK
SPARK
PLUG
WIRE
AIR CLEANER
PRIMER
(rF
so
EQUIPPED)
MUFFLER
CARBURETOR
OIL
FILL
PLUG
(rF
so
EQUTPPED)
OIL DRAIN PLUG
a
OIL
DRAIN PLUG
BOTTOM
OF
ENGINE
ure
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