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Storage
•Gasolinevaporscanexplode.
•Donotstoregasolinemorethan30days.
•Donotstorethesnowthrowerinan
enclosurenearanopename.
•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,itissufcientlydry.
9.Stoptheengineandallowittocool.
10.Removetheignitionkey.
11.Disconnectthesparkplugwire.
12.Removethesparkplug,add1/2oz.(15ml)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.Installthesparkplugandtightenitrmly.
3.Connectthesparkplugwire.
4.Performtheannualmaintenanceproceduresasgiven
intheRecommendedMaintenanceSchedule.
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