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ARIENS
ROTARY LAWN MOWER - - MODEL NUMBER
A160H22 (96136600)
(MFG. I.D. NO. 96146000800)
9
BEFORE ST
AR
TING ENGINE
ADD OIL
Y
our lawnmower is shipped without oil in
the engine. For type and grade of oil to
use, see “EN
GINE” in the Maintenance
section of this manual.
CAUTION:
DO NOT
overfi
ll engine with
oil, or it will smoke on startup.
1.
Be sure lawnmower is level.
2.
Remove oil fi
ll cap/dipstick from oil fi
ll
spout.
3.
Y
ou recieve a container of oil with the
unit. Slowly pour the entire container
down the oil fi
ll spout into the engine.
4.
Insert and tighten oil fi
ll cap/dipstick.
IMPOR
T
ANT
:
•
Check oil level before each use.
Add oil
if needed. Fill to full line on dipstick.
•
Change the oil after every 25 hours of
operation or each season.
Y
ou may
need to change the oil more often
under dusty
, dirty conditions. See “T
O
CHANGE ENGINE OIL” in the Mainte-
nance section of this manual.
Oil fi
ll cap /
dipstick
Gasoline
fi ller
cap
Lower
mark
Upper
mark
ADD GASOLINE
•
Fill fuel tank to bottom of tank fi
ller neck.
Do not overfi
ll. Use fresh, clean, regular
unleaded gasoline with a minimum of
87 octane. Do not mix oil with gasoline.
Purchase fuel in quan
ti
ties that can be
used within 30 days to assure fuel fresh-
ness.
CAUTION:
Wipe of
f any spilled oil or
fuel. Do not store, spill or use gasoline
near an open fl
ame.
CAUTION
:
Alcohol blended fuels
(called gasohol or using ethanol or metha-
nol) can attract moisture which leads to
separation and for
ma
tion of acids during
storage.
Acidic gas can damage the fuel
system of an engine while in storage.
T
o
avoid engine problems, the fuel system
should be emptied before stor
age of 30
days or longer
. Empty the gas tank, start
the engine and let it run until the fuel lines
and carburetor are empty
. Use fresh fuel
next season. See Storage In
struc
tions for
additional information. Never use engine
or carburetor cleaner products in the fuel
tank or permanent damage may occur
.
T
O ST
OP
ENGINE
•
T
o stop engine, release operator pres-
ence control bar
. W
ait until blade and
all moving parts have stopped and turn
fuel valve to OFF position if you do not
intend to re
start the engine soon.
T
O ST
AR
T ENGINE
NOTE:
Due to protective coatings on the
engine, a small amount of smoke may be
present during the initial use of the product
and should be considered normal.
1.
Be sure fuel valve is in the ON po-
si
tion.
2.
Move choke lever to ON (
) position.
3.
Hold operator presence control bar
down to the han
dle and pull starter
handle quickly
. Do not allow starter
rope to snap back.
NOTE:
The choke lever automatically
begins moving to the OFF position when
operator presence control bar is held
down to handle.
Fuel valve lever
ON (
)
OFF
Choke lever
ON
OFF
