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WARNING
Never store snow
thrower with fuel
intank indoors or
in poorlyventilated
areas, where fuel
fumes may reach an
open flame, spark
or pilot light as on a
furnace, water heater,
clothes dryer or gas
appliance.
Drain fuel intoan
approved container
outdoors,away from
any open flame. Be
certain engine is
cool. Do not smoke.
Fuelleft in engine
i during warm weather
deteriorates and
will cause serious
starting problems.
Do not drain
carburetor if using
fuel stabilizer.
i Never use engine or
carburetor cleaning
products inthe fuel
tank or permanent
damage may occur.
If thesnowthrowerwillnotbe usedfor30 daysor
longer,or ifitistheendof thesnowseasonwhenthe
lastpossibilityof snowisgone,theequipmentneedsto
bestoredproperly.Followstorageinstructionsbelowto
ensuretopperformancefromthesnowthrowerformany
moreyears.
Preparing Engine
_ ARNING:Neverstore snowthrower
with fuel intank indoorsor in poorly
ventilated areas,where fuel fumes
may reachan open flame,spark or
pilotlight as on a furnace,water
heater,clothes dryer or gasappliance.
NOTE:Itisimportantto preventgumdepositsfrom
forminginessentialfuelsystempartsoftheenginesuch
asthecarburetor,fuelfilter,fuelhoseor tankduring
storage.
CAUTION:Alcohol blended fuels(calledgasohol
or using ethanol or methanol) canattract moisture
which leads toseparation and formation ofacids
during storage.Acidic gas candamagethe fuel
system of an engine while in storage.
Toavoidengineproblems,thefuelsystemshouldbe
emptiedbeforestoragefor30daysor longer.Follow
theseinstructionstoprepareyoursnowthrowerfor
storage:
_ ARNING:Drainfuel intoan approved
container outdoors, awayfrom any
openflame. Becertain engineiscool.
Donot smoke. Fuelleft in engine
during warmweather deteriorates and
will cause serious starting problems.
1. Removeallgasolinefromthecarburetorandthefuel
tanktopreventgumdepositsfromformingon these
partsandharmingtheengine.
2. Runtheengineuntilthefueltankisemptyandit
stopsduetolackoffuel.
3. Draincarburetorbypressingupwardon bowldrain,
locatedbelowthecarburetorcover. Thetheengine
owner'smanualforcompleteinstructions.
__lh WARNING:Donot drain carburetor if
using fuel stabilizer. Neveruse engine
or carburetor cleaning productsinthe
fuel tank or permanentdamagemay
OCCUr,
4. Removethesparkplugandpourone(1)ounce
ofengineoil throughthesparkplugholeintothe
cylinder.Coversparkplugholewitha ragandcrank
theengineseveraltimestodistributetheoil. Replace
sparkplug.
NOTE:Refertotheenginemanualformoreinformation
onpreparingthe snowthrowerengineforstorage.
Preparing Snow Thrower
1. Whenstoringthesnowthrowerinan unventilatedor
metalstorageshed,careshouldbetakento rustproof
theequipment.Usinga lightoilor silicone,coatthe
equipment,especiallyanychains,springs,bearings
andcables.
2. Removealldirtfromexteriorofengineandequipment.
3. Followlubricationrecommendationson page11.
4. Storeequipmentina clean,dryarea.
NOTE:Fuelstabilizer(suchas STA-BIL)isanaccept-
ablealternativeinminimizingtheformationoffuelgum
depositsduringstorage.Addstabilizertogasoline
infueltankor storagecontainer.Alwaysfollowmix
ratiofoundon stabilizercontainer.Runengineatleast
10minutesafteraddingstabilizertoallowitto reach
thecarburetor.Donotdraincarburetorifusingfuel
stabilizer.
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