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Neverstoretillerwithfuel in tankindoorsor in poorlyventilatedareasI
wherefuelfumesmayreachanopenflame,spark,or pilotlightason
a furnace,waterheater,c othesdryer,orgasapp ance. 1
Neverleaveengineunattendedwhileitis running.
PREPARING THE ENGINE
Enginesstoredbetween30and 90daysneedto betreatedwitha
gasolinestabilizerandenginesstoredover90daysneedto bedrained
offuel topreventdeteriorationandgumfromforminginfuelsystemor
on essentialcarburetorparts.Ifthegasolineinyourenginedeterio-
ratesduringstorage,youmayneedtohavethecarburetor,andother
fuelsystemcomponents,servicedor replaced.
1. Removeallfuelfromtankby runningengineuntilit stopsfrom
lackoffuel.
2. Changetheoil. SeeChangeEngineOil inSERVICEAND
MAINTENANCEsection.
3. Removesparkplugand pourabouta 1/2ounceof engineoilinto
thecylinder.Replacesparkplugandcrankit slowlytodistribute
oil.
4. Cleandebrisfromaroundtheengineandthemuffler.Touchup
anydamagedpaint,andcoatotherareasthatmayrustwitha light
filmofoil.
5. Storein a clean,dryandwellventilatedareaawayfromany ap-
pliancethatoperateswitha flameorpilot light,suchasa furnace,
waterheater,orclothesdryer.Alsoavoidany areawitha spark
producingelectricmotor,orwherepowertoolsare operated.
6. Ifpossible,alsoavoidstorageareaswithhighhumidity,because
that promotesrustandcorrosion.
7. Keeptheenginelevelinstorage.Tiltingcancausefuelor oil
leakage.
PREPARING THE TILLER
Whenthetillerwon'tbe usedforan extendedperiod,prepareitfor
storageasfollows:
1. Cleanthetillerandengine.
2. Followthelubricationrecommendationsandcheckforlooseparts
and hardware.
3. Storethetiller ina clean,dryarea.
4. Neverstorethetillerwithfuelinthe fueltankinan enclosedarea
wheregasfumescouldreachan openflameor spark,or where
ignitionsourcesare present(spaceheaters,hotwaterheaters,
furnaces,etc.).
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