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all.WARNING:Performthefollow-
ingstepsaftereachuse:
• Allowenginetocoolbeforestoring
ortransporting.
• Storeunitandfuelinawellventi-
latedareawherefuelvaporscannot
reachsparksoropenflamesfrom
waterheaters,electricmotorsor
switches,furnaces,etc.
• Storeunitwithallguardsinplace.
Positionunitsothatanysharpob-
jectcannotaccidentallycauseinjury.
• Storeunitandfuelwelloutofthe
reachofchildren.
• Storetheunitinahorizontalposition
withthesparkplugfacingup.
• DONOTstoreortransporttheunit
withthesparkplugfacingdown.
SEASONALSTORAGE
Prepareunitforstorageatendofsea-
sonorifitwillnotbeusedfor30days
ormore.
Ifyourunitistobestoredforaperiod
oftime:
• Cleantheentireunitbeforelengthy
storage.
• Storeinacleandryarea.
• Lightlyoilexternalmetalsurfaces.
• Wehighlyrecommendthatyoudrain
thefueltankpriortolengthystorage
(30daysormore).Drainallfuelfrom
thefueltankintotheproperrecep-
taclesforstorage.
• Presspurgebulb15timestore-
moveallfuelfromcarburetorand
fuelline.Drainthisfuelintoproper
receptacles.Iffuelistobedisposed,
pleaserefertolocalrulesforproper
disposal.
• Removesparkplug.
• Place5ccofoilintosparkplughole.
Donotoverfill.
• Pullthestarterropeslowly8- 10
timestoproperlycoatthecylinder
boreandpistonforstorage.Replace
plugandtighten.Anyresidualoil
mayburnoffinsubsequentstarts
whichmayresultinwhitesmoke
fromthemuffler.
• Storetheunitinahorizontalposition
withthesparkplugup.DONOTstore
ortransporttheunitwiththespark
plugdown.
CAUTION: Storing unit in
over 10 degrees
NOTE: Storing or transporting the unit
with the spark plug down may result in
white smoke coming from the muffler
or difficult starting.
• When removing the unit from stor-
age, only use fresh gasoline. Per-
form the routine operation checks as
described in this manual before any
start.
FUEL SYSTEM
Under ADD GASOLINE in the OPERA-
TION section of this manual, see mes-
sage labeled IMPORTANT regarding
the use of gasohol in your engine.
• Never use engine or carburetor
cleaner products in the fuel tank or
permanent damage may occur.
• Use fresh fuel next season.
ENGINE OIL
• Drain engine oil (with engine warm)
and replace with clean oil. See
CHANGE ENGINE OIL in the MAINTE-
NANCE section.
CYLINDER
• Replace spark plug with new one of
recommended type and heat range.
OTHER
• Clean air filter.
• Check entire unit for loose screws,
nuts, and bolts. Replace any dam-
aged, broken, or worn parts.
• Do not store gasoline from one sea-
son to another.
• Replace your gasoline can if it starts
to rust.
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