Toro 38581 - Storing the Snowthrower

Storage
StoringtheSnowthrower
•Gasolinefumesarehighlyammable,
explosive,anddangerousifinhaled.Ifyou
storetheproductinanareawithanopen
ame,thegasolinefumesmayigniteand
causeanexplosion.
•Donotstorethesnowthrowerinahouse
(livingarea),basement,oranyotherarea
whereignitionsourcesmaybepresent,
suchashotwaterandspaceheaters,clothes
dryers,furnaces,andotherlikeappliances.
Important:Donotusethechutehandletoliftthe
snowthrower.Thiscandamagethechutehandle.
1.Addafuelstabilizer/conditionertothefuelinthe
fueltankasdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.
2.Runtheenginefor5minutestodistributethe
conditionedfuelthroughthefuelsystem.
3.Stoptheengineandallowittocool.
4.Useahandpumptopumpthefuelfromthefuel
tankintoanapprovedfuelcontainer,orrunthe
engineuntilitstops.
5.Starttheengineandrunituntilitstops.
6.Chokeorprimetheengine,startitathirdtime,and
runtheengineuntilitwillnotstart.
7.Slowlypulltherecoilstarteruntilyoufeelresistance
duetocompressionpressure,thenstop.
8.Releasethestartertensiongraduallybyallowingthe
ropetogobackslowlytopreventtheenginefrom
thereversingduetocompressionpressure.
9.Disposeofunusedfuelproperly.Recycleit
accordinglytolocalcodes,oruseitinyour
automobile.
Note:Donotstorestabilizedfuelformorethan
90days.
10.Cleanthesnowthrower.
11.Tightenanyloosefasteners.Repairorreplaceany
damagedparts.
12.Coverthesnowthrowerandstoreitinaclean,dry
placeoutofthereachofchildren.Allowtheengine
tocoolbeforestoringitinanyenclosure.
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