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Fuel Recommendations
Useautomotivegasoline(unleadedor low leadedto minimizecombus-
tionchamberdeposits)witha minimumof 87 octane.Gasolinewith
upto 10%ethanolor 15%MTBE(MethylTertiaryButyl Ether)canbe
used.Neverusean oil/gasolinemixtureor dirtygasoline.Avoidgetting
dirt,dust,or waterin thefuel tank. DO NOTuse E85gasoline.
* Refuelin awell-ventilatedareawiththe enginestopped.Donot
smokeor allowflamesorsparksin the area wheretheengine is
refueledor wheregasolineisstored.
* Do notoverfillthe fuel tank.After refueling,makesurethe tank
cap is closedproperlyandsecurely.
* Becarefulnot to spillfuel when refueling.Spilledfuelor fuelvapor
mayignite.Ifany fuel isspilled,makesurethe areaisdry before
startingtheengine.
* Avoidrepeatedor prolongedcontactwith skin or breathingof
vapor.
Adding Fuel
Useextremecarewhenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableand the vaporsare explosive. Neverfuel the machine
indoorsorwhile the engineishotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars,pipesandother sourcesof ignition.
Alwayskeephandsand feetclear of equipmentmovingparts.Do not
usea pressurizedstartingfluid.Vaporsare flammable.
1. Cleanaroundfuel fill beforeremovingcap to fuel.
2. A fuel levelindicatoris located inthefuel tank. Filltankuntil fuel
reachesthe fuel level indictor,Figure6. Be carefulnotto overfill.
FuelLevelIndicator
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Checking Oil Level
The engineis shippedwithoil in theengine.Youmust, however,
checkthe oil levelpriorto operatingthe snowthrower.Runningthe
enginewithinsufficientoil cancauseseriousengine damageand
void theenginewarranty.
NOTE: Be sureto check the engineon a levelsurfacewith the engine
stopped.
1. Removetheoil filler cap/dipstickand wipethe dipstickclean.See
Figure7.
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Figure7
2. Insertthe cap/dipstickinto the oilfiller neck, turn thecap 1/4turn until
fully seated.
NOTE:On someengines,a threadedcap/dipstickmay existinsteadof
a 1/4turn cap as describedabove.In this instancedo notfully tighten
the cap to check the oil level.Simply restthe cap on the threadsto
check for properoil level.
3. Removethe oil filler cap/dipstick. Ifthe levelis low,slowlyadd oil until
oil levelregistersbetweenhigh (H) andlow (L), Figure7. Referto the
EngineMaintenancesectionfor correctoil viscosityandengine oil
capacity.
NOTE:Do notoverfill.Overfillingwith oil mayresult in enginesmoking,
hardstartingor sparkplugfouling.
4. Replaceandtighten cap/dipstickfirmly beforestartingengine.
Figure6
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