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If the snowthrowerwill notbe usedfor30 daysor
WARNING
Never store snow
thrower with fuel
in tank indoors or
in poorly ventilated
areas, where fuel
fumes may reach an
open flame, spark
or pilot light as on a
furnace, water heater,
clothes dryer or
gas appliance.
Drainfuel intoan
i approved container
outdoors, away from
any open flame. Be
certain engine is
cool. Do not smoke.
Fuel left in engine
during warm weather
i deteriorates and
will cause serious
starting problems.
Do not drain
carburetor if using
fuel stabilizer.
Never use engine or
carburetor cleaning
products in the fuel
tank or permanent
damage may occur.
longer,or if it is theend of the snowseasonwhenthe
lastpossibilityof snowis gone,the equipmentneedsto
bestored properly.Followstorageinstructionsbelowto
ensuretop performancefrom the snowthrowerfor many
moreyears.
Preparing Engine
NOTE:Referto theenginemanualfor moredetailed
informationon preparingthesnowthrowerenginefor
storage.
_ ARNING:Neverstoresnowthrower
with fuel intank indoorsor in poorly
ventilated areas,wherefuel fumes
may reach an open flame, spark or
pilotlight as on a furnace, water
heater,clothes dryer or gas appliance.
NOTE:Itis importantto preventgumdepositsfrom
forminginessentialfuel systemparts of the enginesuch
as the carburetor,fuel filter,fuelhoseor tank during
storage.
CAUTION:Alcohol blended fuels (called gasohol
or using ethanol or methanol) canattract moisture
which leads to separation and formation of acids
during storage. Acidic gas can damage the fuel
system of an engine while in storage.
Toavoidengineproblems,thefuel systemshouldbe
emptiedbeforestoragefor 30 days or longer.Follow
theseinstructionsto prepareyour snowthrowerfor
storage:
_ ARNING:Drainfuel intoan approved
container outdoors, away from any
openflame. Becertain engineis cool.
Do not smoke. Fuel left in engine
during warm weather deteriorates and
will cause serious starting problems.
1. Removeall gasolinefrom the carburetorand thefuel
tankto preventgum depositsfrom formingon these
partsand harmingthe engine.
2. Runthe engineuntilthe fuel tankis emptyand it
stopsdueto lackof fuel.
3. Draincarburetorby pressingupwardon bowldrain,
locatedbelowthe carburetorcover. See Figure14.
f Carburetor _'
Bowl Dral
Figure 14
__ ARNING:Donot drain carburetorif
using fuel stabilizer.Neveruse engineor
carburetorcleaningproducts in the fuel
tankor permanentdamagemayoccur.
NOTE:Fuelstabilizer(such as STA-BIL)is an accept-
ablealternativein minimizingthe formationof fuelgum
depositsduring storage.Add stabilizerto gasolineinfuel
tankor storagecontainer.Alwaysfollow mix ratiofound
onstabilizercontainer.Runengineat least 10 minutes
afteraddingstabilizerto allowit to reachthe carburetor.
Do notdraincarburetorif usingfuel stabilizer.
4. Removethespark plug and pour one (1) ounce
of engineoil throughthe sparkplug hole into the
cylinder.Coversparkplug hole with a rag and crank
the engineseveraltimesto distributethe oil. Replace
sparkplug.
NOTE:Referto theenginemanualfor moreinformation
onpreparingthe snowthrowerenginefor storage.
Preparing Snow Thrower
1. Whenstoringthe snowthrowerinan unventilatedor
metalstorageshed,careshouldbe takento rustproof
the equipment.Usinga light oil or silicone,coat the
equipment,especiallyanychains,springs,bearings
andcables.
2. Removeall dirt from exteriorof engineand equipment.
3. Followlubricationrecommendationson page 12.
4. Storeequipmentina clean,dry area.
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