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    MTD LL C, P .O . BO X 36 1 1 3 1 CLEVEL AND, OHIO 44 1 36 - 001 9 Print ed In US A     ?[...]

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    This Op erator ’ s Manual is an imp or tant par t of your n ew engine. It will h elp you prep are and maintain the e ngine for th e best per for mance. Please read an d unders tand the content s befo re operati ng the engin e. Thank Y ou Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machin e to the retailer or de aler withou t first contacting o ur[...]

  • Page 3

    Im por tant Sa fe Oper at ion P rac ti ces 2 3   Thi s symbol poin t s ou t importan t safety in structio ns wh ich , if not f ollo wed, c ould en dan ger the pe rsona l safety and/ or prope r ty of you rself an d oth ers. Rea d and fol lo w al l inst ructio ns in t hi s man ual bef ore a ttemp tin g to oper at e the eq u[...]

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    4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s Do not over f ill fue l tank . Fill tank to full as indic ated by the 7 . fuel l evel indicator ins talled insid e of the fue l tank . Do not over -f ill to allow spa ce for fuel e xpansion . On som e models , a fuel l evel indicator may NOT b e present, in this ins[...]

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    5 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t s a f e O p e r a t i O n p r a c t i c e s        Y our Resp onsibilit y — Restr ict th e use of this power machin e to pers ons who read, un derst and and follow the w arnings and ins truc tions in this manual and on t he machine. SA VE THE SE I NST RUCTI ONS ! Safet y S ymbols Thi[...]

  • Page 6

    Oil & F uel Specif ications     T he engin e is shipped w ithout gaso line in the engine. S ee the foll owing instru ctio ns for adding g asoline.     S ome engin es are shippe d with oil alrea dy in the engin e, others wi thout oil alrea dy in the engin e. It is ver y impor t an[...]

  • Page 7

    Fil ling Oil Sump    1 . Remove the oil f ill c ap dipstick fro m oil f iller tube by 2. rotating counter-cl ock wise and lif ting th e dipstick ou t of the engin e. Wipe th e dipstick clean w ith a shop rag . Inser t oil f ill ca[...]

  • Page 8

    Fu el Recommendations  O peratin g the engine w ith E85 fuel, an oil/gasoline mix ture, dir t y gasoline, o r gaso lin e over 30 days o ld that has not b een s tabilize d using a fuel additive, may result in dam age to your engine ’ s carbur etor . Subsequ ent damage woul d not be covered under th e manufac turer ’ s [...]

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       Prime r                     ?[...]

  • Page 10

    Pre-O peration Ch eck     T he engin e is shipped w ithout gaso line or oil in the engin e. See the S et-Up Sec tion of this manu al for instru ctio ns on addin g oil and gasolin e. For your safe ty, and in order to ma ximize the se rv ice life of this equipm ent, it is ver y impo rt ant to check its con dition b ef[...]

  • Page 11

    If your hous e wiring is groun ded and a G .F . I. c. three - Prong Wall Receptacl e is not available at the loc ation where your s tar ter will b e used, on e must      [...]

  • Page 12

    Grasp the s tar ter cord handle. 7 . Pull rope ou t slowly until you fe el drag.  Witho ut allowing the ro pe to retrac t, continue  pulling the r ope with o ne rapid f ull arm stro ke. Retur n the rope sl owly to the origin al position .  NOTE: Follow ing the instr ucti ons listed in the s teps above avoids potential dam age to t[...]

  • Page 13

    Periodic insp ec tion and adjus tment of the en gine is essential if high level pe rf ormance is to be maintain ed. Re gular maintenance will also ensure a lo ng ser vice life. T he require d ser vice inter vals and the k ind of maintenance to b e per form ed are descr ibed in the tab le above. Follow the h ourly or ca lendar inter vals, whichever [...]

  • Page 14

    Checking and Changing the Oil T o avoid engin e damage, it is imp or tant to: Check oil l evel before e ach use and ever y 5 oper ating hour s  when th e engine is warm . Change the o il af ter the f irst 5 op erating h ours and ever y  50 oper ating hours th ereaf ter . Engine sho uld still b e warm but NOT hot f rom recent use. Oil Fi[...]

  • Page 15

    Caref ully disconnec t spar k plug wire f rom groundin g post, 1 8. if prese nt. Caref ully reconne ct th e spark plug w ire to the spark p lug.   NOTE: It is ad visable to re check the o il level af ter you have ope rated the engi ne for a shor t whil e, and the norm al engine ope rating tempe rature has be en achieved.   ?[...]

  • Page 16

    Carburetor If you think you ca rburetor ne eds adjusti ng, see your n earest Authorize d MTD Ser v icing Deale r . Eng ine per for mance should NOT be af fe cte d at altitudes up to 7 , 00 0 feet (2, 1 34 meter s ). For ope ration at higher e levations, cont act your Autho rized MT D Ser vicin g Dealer Alternat or (if eq uipp ed) Contac t your Auth[...]

  • Page 17

    F uel St orage    NE VER s tore engine wit h fuel in the fuel t ank inside a build ing with pote ntial sources of ignition su ch as hot water heater, space heater , clothes dr yer, elec tric motor, etc. F ailure to do so may result in an exp losion and re sult in death or serio us injury.  If e ngine fu [...]

  • Page 18

    Oil Cylinder B ore    W hen lubric ating c ylinder b ore, fue l may spray from th e spark plug h ole. T o prevent serio us injury f rom fue l fire s, follow the se instructions: Caref ully disconnec t the sp ark plug wire a nd keep it away 1 . from th e spark plug . Keep the disconn ec ted spark p lug wire se curely ?[...]

  • Page 19

    Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t Engine f loo ded 1. Spark plu g wire disconne cted 2. Fuel tank empt y or s tale fu el 3. Engine not cho ked 4. F ault y spark p lug 5. Throt tle in sto p position 6. Wait at least 1 0 minutes b efore st ar ting 1. Connec t wire to spar k plug 2. Fill tank with cl ean, fresh gaso line 3. Choke engine 4. C[...]

  • Page 20

    R epla ce men t P ar ts 8 20 Phone (80 0) 800 - 73 10 or ( 330) 22 0 - 4 683 to order rep lacement par t s or a complete Par ts M anual (have your full mod el number an d serial num ber read y) . Par ts Manual dow nloads are also availab le fre e of charge at w w w .mtdpro duc ts.com. ENGI NE AIR FIL TER SP AR K PL UG FUEL CAP KEY FUEL F IL T ER 47[...]

  • Page 21

    FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS MTD Co nsum er Group In c, the Un ited St ates Environm ental Prote cti on Agen cy ( EP A) , and, for t hose pr odu cts ce rt ified fo r sale in t he state of Ca liforn ia, the Califo rnia Ai r Resour ces Bo ard ( CARB) a re pleas ed to expl ain[...]

  • Page 22

    GDOC-100223 Re v . A W ARRANTED P ARTS: The re pair or re plac ement of any war ranted par t ot her wise e ligib le for warra nty c overage may be exc luded fr om suc h warrant y covera ge if MTD C onsu mer Grou p Inc de mons trates th at the outd oor eq uipme nt engi ne has be en abu sed, neg lec ted, or im prope rly mai ntain ed, and t hat suc h [...]

  • Page 23

                      Impreso e n Es tados U nidos de Am érica  ?[...]

  • Page 24

    Este Ma nual del Op erado r es una par te impor ta nte de su nuevo motor . Le ayudará a p reparar y manten er la unidad pa ra obtener l os mejores r esultados . Antes de oper ar el motor lea cui dadosam ente y comprenda tod o el manual. Gracias Asistencia al Cliente Por favor , NO devu elva la máquina al m inorista o distribuido r sin pone rse en[...]

  • Page 25

    Med ida s import an t es de seg urid ad 2 25   La pr esen cia d e este s ímbolo in dica q ue se tr ata de i nst ruc cion es de segu rida d importan tes q ue debe r espet ar para e vitar pone r en ries go su seg uri dad perso nal y / o mat eria l y la de lo s dem ás. Le a y sig a tod as la s instr ucc ione[...]

  • Page 26

    26 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d No llene demasi ado el tanque de c ombustible. Llene 7. el tanque completo indicado por el indicador de n ivel de combusti ble insta lado en el interi or del dep ósito de combustible. No más de relleno para dejar espacio para la expansión del combustible. En alguno[...]

  • Page 27

    27 s e c c i ó n 2 — M e d i d a s i M p O r t a n t e s d e s e g u r i d a d    Su respo nsabilidad: Restrinja e l uso de est a máquina motori zada a las p erso nas que lean, comprendan y re speten las ad verten cias e instruccion es que f iguran en es te manual y en la máqu ina. GU ARDE E ST AS INS TR [...]

  • Page 28

    Especif icaciones para el aceite y el combustible NOT A : El motor se desp acha sin gasolina ni a ceite en su interior. Si se hace funci onar el motor sin suf icie nte aceite puede dañ arse gravemente y se anula la ga rantía.   Siempre ma ntenga las manos y los pies al ejados de las pi ezas móv iles del [...]

  • Page 29

    Carga del c árter de aceite Ase gúrese de qu e el motor est á ver tical y nivelado. 1 . Ex tr aiga el tap ón de llena do/la varilla de m edición d el 2. nivel de aceite de l cuello de c arga rotánd olo en sentid o contrario a las ag ujas del reloj y lev antando la va rilla fuer a del motor. Limpie la varilla con u n trapo de l taller. Inser t[...]

  • Page 30

    T eng a cuidado de no d erramar comb ustible al re alizar  la recar ga. El combustib le derr amado o sus vapo res se pue den incendiar. Si se derrama comb ustible, ase gúrese de que el área es té seca antes d e arrancar e l motor . Evite el contac to repe tido o prol ongado con la pi el y la  inhalación d e los vapo res. Carga de co[...]

  • Page 31

    Ce  r   e  r      o  o    e ?[...]

  • Page 32

    Control previo al funcionamiento     Algunos motore s se envían ya con aceite en el moto r , ot ros sin que el mot or t enga ya el aceit e. Es muy importante controlar el aceite antes de operar el motor y agr egar más si es necesario. C onsulte la Sección C onf iguración incl uida en este manual par a ver las[...]

  • Page 33

    Si el cabl eado de su ho gar está con ec tado a tier ra c. y no hay un enchufe d e conexió n a tierra de t res espigas con interr uptor de falla a ti erra en el lu gar donde s e usará el ar rancad or , un ele ctri cista matriculad o debe ins talar uno ¡ANT ES DE QUE SE    ?[...]

  • Page 34

    Ope re el control del e quipo p ara solt ar el freno o e l 6 . embra gue del fre no, si está inclu ido (c onsulte el Manual del operador del e quipo) ).   Cuando tire de la cue rda de arran que, esta p uede s altar hacia atr ás inesp eradame nte hacia el motor causa ndo lesion es graves. Para evit ar este[...]

  • Page 35

    La insp ección y los ajustes p erió dicos del motor so n esenciale s si se dese a mantener un alto nivel de d esempe ño. El mantenimiento reg ular tambié n garantiza rá una prolo ngada vida útil d el motor . Los inter valos d e mantenimiento requ eridos y el tipo d e mantenimiento a ser reali zado s e describ en en la tabla p recedente. Siga [...]

  • Page 36

    Control y cambio del aceite Para evit ar que el motor resulte dañ ado, es impor ta nte que: Controle el ni vel de aceite antes de cada us o y cada 5 hor as  de funci onamiento cuand o el motor est á tibio. Cambie e l aceite después d e las 5 primer as horas de  ope ración y ca da 50 horas de op eración a p ar tir de ese mome nto. E[...]

  • Page 37

    N O TA : NO permita que el niv el de ace ite se reduz ca por debajo d e la marca " ADD (agregar)" de la varilla de me dición. Si lo hace el equ ipo pue de funcio nar mal o dañars e. Limpie tod o el aceite que se haya d erramad o. 1 3. Coloqu e la varilla de me dición de l nivel en el tap ón del 1 4. aceite. Ajuste bien . Pour les mod [...]

  • Page 38

    Para limpiar e l elemento de esp uma, sep árelo del e lemento 3. de pap el y lávelo con deterge nte líquido y agua. Perm ita que se se que bien antes d e usarlo. No lubr ique el el emento de espuma . Ajustes NO realice ningún ajus te del motor. Los ajustes de fábric a son satisf actor ios para la mayoría d e las condiciones . Si los ajustes s[...]

  • Page 39

    Almacenamien to del motor Almacenamient o a corto plazo / estacional Limpie el moto r Si el motor ha es tado f uncionand o, déjelo enfr iar durante por l o menos m edia hor a antes de limpiarlo. Antes de dar ser vici o al motor , ex traiga la cub ier ta del ca rburado r y/ o el aloj amiento del sop lador. Elimine la suciedad y l os residuos de las[...]

  • Page 40

    Descon ec te con cuidado el ca ble de la bujía y ma nténgalo 1. alejado d e la misma. Mantenga el c able de la b ujía que est á  descone ct ado de for ma segur a, alejado d e las piez as met álicas dond e se pod ría formar un arco eléc trico. Conec te con cuidado e l cable de l a bujía al  bor ne de pues ta a masa , si está inc[...]

  • Page 41

    Problema Causa Soluci ón El motor no arr anca Motor ahogado 1. Se h a desc onectado el cable d e la bujía 2. El tanqu e de combustibl e está v acío o el 3. combustib le es viejo El motor no es tá cebado 4. La buj ía no funci ona c orrectament e 5. El regulad or está e n posición d etención 6. Agu arde al meno s diez min utos ant es de 1. e[...]

  • Page 42

    P iezas d e repue sto 8 42 T el éfono (80 0) 800 - 73 10 o ( 330) 22 0 - 4 683 para so licitar pie zas de re emplazo o u n manual completo d e piez as ( tene r su número de mode lo y número de s erie) . De scargar el M anual de piez as tamb ién est án disponibl es de forma gr atuita en w w w.mtdproduc ts.com . ENGI NE FIL TR O DE AIRE ?[...]

  • Page 43

    DECLARA CIÓN FEDERAL y/o DE CALIFORNIA SOBRE GARANTÍAS EN EL CONTROL DE EMISIONES SUS DERECHOS Y OBLIGA CIONES EN CU ANT O A LA GARANTÍA MTD Co nsum er Group In c, la Agen cia d e Protecc ión M edio ambi ental d e los Est ados Un idos ( EP A) , y para aqu ellos p rodu ctos c ert ific ados p ara su venta e n el es - tad o de Califo rnia , el Dep[...]

  • Page 44

    GDOC-100223 Dura nte la total idad d el períod o de gar antía del moto r y equip o para tod o terren o arrib a menc ionad o, MTD Con sumer Gr oup Inc m antend rá un sum inist ro 8 . de pi ezas bajo g arantía su fici ente para s atisfac er la de mand a esper ada de t ales pi ezas. Cualq uier pi eza de ree mpla zo se po drá usar p ara el cu mpli[...]