Figure62
Storage
•Gasolinevaporscanexplode.
•Donotstoregasolinemorethan30days.
•Donotstorethesnowthrowerinan
enclosurenearanopename.
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringit.
PreparingtheSnowthrower
forStorage
1.Onthelastrefuelingoftheyear,addfuelstabilizer
tofreshfuelasdirectedbytheenginemanufacturer.
2.Runtheenginefor10minutestodistributethe
conditionedfuelthroughthefuelsystem.
3.Loosenthehoseclampthatsecuresthefuellineto
thevalveandslidethefuellineoffthefuelshutoff
valve.
4.Openthefuelshutoffvalveandallowthefuelto
drainoutofthefueltankintoanapprovedfuel
container.
5.Installthefuellineontothefuelshutoffvalveand
secureitwithahoseclamp.
6.Runthesnowthroweruntiltheenginestopsfrom
runningoutoffuel.
7.Primetheengineandstartitagain.
8.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
9.Stoptheengineandallowittocool.
10.Removetheignitionkey.
11.Disconnectthesparkplugwire.
12.Removethesparkplug,add1oz.(30ml)ofoil
throughthesparkplughole,andpullthestarterrope
slowlyseveraltimestodistributeoilthroughoutthe
cylindertopreventcylindercorrosionduringthe
off-season.
13.Looselyinstallthesparkplug.
14.Disposeofanyunusedfuelproperly.Recycleit
accordingtolocalcodes,oruseitinyourautomobile.
Note:Donotstorestabilizedfuelformorethan
90days.
15.Cleanthesnowthrowerthoroughly.
16.Touchupchippedsurfaceswithpaintavailable
fromanAuthorizedServiceDealer.Sandaffected
areasbeforepainting,andusearustpreventativeto
preventthemetalpartsfromrusting.
17.Tightenallloosescrews,bolts,andlocknuts.Repair
orreplaceanydamagedparts.
18.Coverthesnowthrowerandstoreitinaclean,dry
placeoutofthereachofchildren.Allowtheengine
tocoolbeforestoringitinanyenclosure.
RemovingtheSnowthrower
fromStorage
1.Removethesparkplugandspintheenginerapidly
usingthestartertoblowtheexcessoilfromthe
cylinder.
2.Installthesparkplugbyhandandthentorqueitto
15ft-lb(20.4N·m).
3.Connectthesparkplugwire.
4.Performtheannualmaintenanceproceduresasgiven
intheRecommendedMaintenanceSchedule.
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