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Ifthesnowthrowerwil!notbeusedfor 30 daysor longer,or if it is theendofthe snowseasonwhenthelastpossibilityofsnowisgone,the
equipmentneedsto bestoredproperlyFollowstorageinstructionsbelowtoensuretopperformancefromthe snowthrowerfor manymoreyears.
PREPARING ENGINE
Short-Term Storage
Itisimportantto preventgumdepositsfromforminginessentialfuei
systempartsof the enginesuchasthecarburetor,fuelfilter,fuelhose,
ortankdudngshort-termstorage(I5-30days) Topreventthis,treat
thefuel systemusinga fuelstabilize_.
Fuelstabilizer(suchas STA-BtLTM or ULTRA-FRESHTM) is anaccept-
ablealternativein minimizingtheformationoffuel gumdepositsduring
storage.Addstabilizertogasolineinfueltankor storagecontainer
AlwaysIoltowmixratiofoundonstabilizercontainer.Runengineat
least10minutesafteraddingstabilizertoallowit toreachthecarbure-
tor.
[light as ona _eor gasappliance, j
PREPARING SNOW THROWER
• Whenstoringthesnowthrowerin anunventilatedor metalstor-
ageshed,careshouldbe takento rustproofthe equipment.Using
alightoilorsilicone,coattheequipment,especiallyanychains,
springs,bearingsandcables.
• Removeairdirtfromexteriorofengineand equipment.
• Followlubricationrecommendations
• Storeequipment[na clean,dryarea
Alcoholblendedfueis(calledgasoholorusingethanolormethanol)
canattractmoisturewhichleadstoseparationandformationof acids
duringstorage..Acidicgascandamagethe fuelsystemofan engine
whileinstorage°
Long-Term Storage
Toavoidengineproblems,thefuelsystemshouldbe emptiedbefore
storagefor30daysorlonger.
Fuelleftin engineduringwarmweatherdeterioratesandwillcause
I seriousstartingproblems, j
1_Runthe engineuntilthe fueltank isemptyanditstopsdueto lack
offuel.Donotattempttopourfuelfromtheengine
I__Im'!_,V_TI,! _ _ i i_[ ' --
I Neveruseengineor cteaningproducts or !
carburetor inthefueltank
damagemayoccur j
2. Removethesparkplugandpourone(1)ounceofengineoil
throughthesparkplugholeintothecylinder:Coversparkplughole
witha ragand cranktheengineseveraltimesto distributethe oil
Replacesparkplug.,
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