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Filling the Fuel Tank
Fill the fuel tank with fresh unleaded regular gasoline
from a major name-brand service station.
Important: To reduce starting problems, add fuel
stabilizer to the fuel all season, mixing it with gasoline
less than 30 days old.
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1/2 in. (1 cm)
Checking the Engine Oil
Level
1. Remove the dipstick, wipe it clean, and fully
install the dipstick.
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2. Remove the dipstick and check the oil level. If the
oil level is below the Add mark on the dipstick,
slowly pour oil into the oil fill tube to raise the oil level
to the Full mark on the dipstick. Do not overfill.
(Max. fill: 26 oz. (0.85 l), type: SAE 30W detergent oil
with an API service classification of SF, SG, SH, SJ,
SL, or higher.)
3. Install the dipstick.
Adjusting the Cutting Height
Caution
If the engine has been running, the muffler will be hot and can severely burn you.
Keep away from the hot muffler.
Adjust the cutting height
as desired. Set all four
wheels to the same
height.
Note: To raise the mower,
move all 4 cutting height
levers forward; to lower
the mower, move them all
rearward.
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E= 3-1/4 inch (8 cm)
F= 3-3/4 inch (10 cm)
G= 4-1/4 inch (11 cm)
A= 1-1/4 inch (3 cm)
B= 1-3/4 inch (4 cm)
C= 2-1/4 inch (6 cm)
D= 2-3/4 inch (7 cm)
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