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Shear Pins
A pair of replacementaugershearpins and bowtie cotterpins have
beenincludedwithyour snowthrower. Thereareholesprovidedinthe
plasticdash panelfor convenientstorageof the shearpins.Pushthe
pinsthroughthe holesin thedash paneland securewith the bow-tie
cotter pins.See Fig.8.
Figure8
Tire Pressure (Pneumatic Tires)
Underany circumstancedo notexceedmanufacturer'srecom-
mendedpsi.Equaltire pressureshouldbemaintainedat alltimes.
Excessivepressurewhen seatingbeadsmaycausetire/rim
assemblyto burstwithforcesufficientto causeseriousinjury.Refer
to sidewallof tire for recommendedpressure.
The tirescan beover-inflatedfor shippingpurposes.Checkthe tire
pressurebeforeoperatingthe snowthrower. Referto the tire sidewall
for rnanufactures'srecommendedpsianddeflate(or inflate)thetires
as necessary.
NOTE:Equaltirepressureisto be maintainedat alltimesfor perfor-
mancepurposes.
Fuel Recommendations
Useautomotivegasoline(unleadedor low leadedto minimizecombus-
tion chamberdeposits)witha minimumof 87 octane.Gasolinewith
upto 10%ethanolor 15%MTBE(MethylTertiaryButyl Ether)can be
used.Neverusean oil/gasolinemixtureor dirty gasoline.Avoidgetting
dirt, dust,or waterinthe fuel tank.DO NOTuse E85 gasoline.
• Refuelina well-ventilatedareawiththe enginestopped.
Donot smokeor allowflamesor sparksin thearea
wherethe engineis rdueledor wheregasolineis
stored.
• Donot overfillthe fueltank. Afterrefueling,makesure
the tankcap is closed properlyand securely.
• Becarefulnot to spillfuel whenrefueling.Spilledfuel
or fuelvapor mayignite. If any fuelis spilled,makesure
the areais dry beforestartingthe engine.
• Avoidrepeatedor prolongedcontactwith skinor breath-
ingof vapor.
Adding Fuel
Useextremecare whenhandlinggasoline.Gasolineis extremely
flammableandthe vaporsareexplosive.Neverfuel themachine
indoorsorwhile theengineis hotor running.Extinguishcigarettes,
cigars,pipesandother sourcesof ignition.
Alwayskeephandsandfeetclear of equipmentmovingparts.Do not
usea pressurizedstartingfluid. Vaporsare flammable.
Cleanaroundfuel fill beforeremovingcap to fuel.
Fuel Level Indicator
TopView
Figure9
2. A fuel levelindicatoris locatedin the fueltank. Fill tank untilfuel
reachesthe fuel levelindictor,Figure9. Becarefulnot to overfill.
Checking Oil Level
The engineis shippedwithoil in theengine.Youmust,however,
checkthe oil levelpriorto operatingthe snow thrower.Runningthe
enginewith insufficientoil cancauseseriousenginedamageand
void theenginewarranty.
Someengineswill havea quarter-turnoil fill/dipstickcap,others may
havea threadedoil fill/dipstickcap. Followthe instructionsnextthat
applyto your enginemodel.
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