FillingtheFuelTank
Fillthefueltankwithfreshunleadedgasolinehavingan
octaneratingatornear87fromamajorname-brand
servicestation(Figure11).
Figure11
1.1/4inch(6mm)
Important:Donotaddoiltothegasoline.
Important:DonotuseE85orE20fuel.Alternative
fuelswithhighalcoholcontentcancausehard
starting,poorengineperformance,andmaycause
internalenginedamage.
Note:Forbestresults,purchaseonlythequantityof
gasolinethatyouexpecttousein30days.Otherwise,
youmayaddfuelstabilizertonewlypurchasedgasoline
tokeepitfreshforupto6months.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Check
theengineoillevelandaddoilif
necessary.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Cleanaroundtheoilllcap(
Figure12).
Figure12
1.Oilllcap
3.Unscrewtheoilllcapandremoveit.
4.Iftheoillevelislow ,keepthemachineinthe
operatingpositionandcarefullypouroilintothe
crankcaseuntilthepointofoverow .Wait3minutes
fortheoiltosettleandaddenoughtobringitto
thepointofoverow .(Max.ll:20oz.(0.6l),
type:automotivedetergentoilwithanAPIservice
classicationofSJ,SL,orhigher.)
5.Screwtheoilllcapintotheoilllholeandhand
tightenitsecurely.
StartingtheEngine
1.TurntheignitionkeyclockwisetotheOnposition
(Figure13).
Figure13
2.Pulloutthechokelever(Figure14andFigure15).
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