Product Overview
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Figure 9
1.
Handle
8.
Cutting-height lever (4)
2.
Blade-control bar
9.
Spark plug
3.
Ignition switch
10.
Side-discharge deflector
4.
Adjustment knob for the
self-propel drive
11.
Bag-on-demand lever
5.
Oil fill/dipstick
12.
Handle knob (2)
6.
Fuel-tank cap (not shown) 13.
Recoil-start handle
7.
Air filter
14.
Control-bar lock
Figure 10
1.
Grass bag
2.
Side-discharge chute
Operation
Filling the Fuel Tank
DANGER
Gasoline is extremely flammable and explosive. A
fire or explosion from gasoline can burn you and
others.
•
To prevent a static charge from igniting the
gasoline, place the container and/or machine
directly on the ground before filling, not in a
vehicle or on an object.
•
Fill the tank outdoors when the engine is cold.
Wipe up spills.
•
Do not handle gasoline when smoking or around
an open flame or sparks.
•
Store gasoline in an approved fuel container, out
of the reach of children.
•
For best results, use only clean, fresh (less than 30 days
old), unleaded gasoline with an octane rating of 87 or
higher ((R+M)/2 rating method).
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Oxygenated fuel with up to 10% ethanol or 15% MTBE
by volume is acceptable.
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Ethanol:
Gasoline with up to 10% ethanol (gasohol)
or 15% MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) by volume
is acceptable. Ethanol and MTBE are not the same.
Gasoline with 15% ethanol (E15) by volume is not
approved for use. Never use gasoline that contains more
than 10% ethanol by volume, such as E15 (contains 15%
ethanol), E20 (contains 20% ethanol), or E85 (contains
up to 85% ethanol). Using unapproved gasoline may
cause performance problems and/or engine damage
which may not be covered under warranty.
•
Do not
use gasoline containing methanol.
•
Do not
store fuel either in the fuel tank or in fuel
containers over the winter unless a fuel stabilizer is used.
•
Do not
add oil to gasoline.
Fill the fuel tank with fresh unleaded regular gasoline from a
major name-brand service station (
Important:
To reduce starting problems, add fuel
stabilizer to the fuel all season, mixing it with gasoline
less than 30 days old.
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