ENGINEOIL
Drainoil(withenginewarm)andreplacewith
cleanengineoil.(See"ENGINE"inthe
Maintenancesectionofthismanual)_
CYLINDER
o Removesparkplug.
', Pouroneounce(29ml)ofoilthroughspark
plugholeintocylinder
o Pullstarterhandleslowlyafewtimesto
distnbuteoil,
., Replacewithnewsparkplug,
OTHER
o Donotstoregasolinefromoneseasonto
another,
o Replaceyourgasolinecanifyourcanstarts
torust Rustand!ordirtinyourgasolinewill
causeproblems
- Ifpossible,storeyourunitindoorsandcover
ittogiveprotectionfromdustanddirt
• Coveryourunitwithasuitableprotective
coverthatdoesnot retainmoisture.Donot
useplastic.Plasticcannotbreathewhich
allowscondensationtoformandwillcause
yourunittorust
IMPORTANT:Nevercovermowerwhile
engineandexhaustareasarestillwarm
CAUTION: Neverstorethelawnmower
withgasolineinthetankinsideabuilding
wherefumesmayreachanopenflameor
sparL Allowtheengineto coolbefore
storinginanyenclosure
TROUBLESHOOTINGCHART
PROBLEM
Does not start
o
o
o
°
o
o
o
o
CAUSE
Dirty air filter
Out of fuel
Stale fuel
Water in fuel •
Spark plug wire is o
disconnected.
Bad spark plug. °
Loose blade or broken blade °
adapter.
Control bar in released o
position,
Control bar defective_ o
CORRECTION
o Clean/replace air filter
• Fill fuel tank,
,, Drain tank and refillwith
fresh clean fuel.
Drain fuel tank and
carburetor and refilltank
with fresh gasoline.
Connect wire to plug.
Replace spark plug_
Tighten blade bolt or
replace blade adapter.
Depress control bar to
handle,
Replace control bar.
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