Tecumseh OV358EA manual

Engine Operator’s Manual Operator’s Manual OV358EA Four-Cycle Engine • V ertical Crank shaft • Air-Cooled T able of Content s IMPORT ANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions ......................................... ii I. General Safety Pre cautions ................................... .......................... 1 II. How to Get Service ...... .......[...]

Page ii Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1132-14 IMPORT ANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions Statements in this manual preced ed by the following words and graphics are of s pecial significan ce: Or WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if N OT avoided, could resu lt in death or serio us injury. Indicate[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 1 I. General Safety Precautions ! W ARNING A. A void Carbon Monoxide Poisoning All engine exhaus t contains carbon monoxid e, a deadly gas. Breathing carb on monoxide can cause headaches, di zziness, drowsiness, na usea, confusion and eventually death. Carbon monoxide is a c[...]

Page 2 Four-Cycle Engine • Vert ical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132- 14 E. DO NOT Modify Engine To avoid serious injury or death, DO NOT modify engine in any w ay. T ampering with the governor setti ng can lead to a runaway engine and c ause it to ope rate at unsafe speeds. NEVER tamper with factory settin g of engine governor. ! W ARNING F .[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 3 II. How to Get Service For engine adjustmen ts, repairs or w arranty se rvice NOT covered in this manual, consult yo ur local Authorize d Tecumseh Servi cing Dealer, ca ll 1-800-558-5402, o r go to www.TecumsehPow er.com for addit ional information. A. Engine Identificatio[...]

Page 4 Four-Cycle Engine • Vert ical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132- 14 III. Oil and Fuel Specifications A. Oil To operate engine you need to use a c lean, high quali ty, detergent oil. F or recommended engi ne oil, S ee Table 1. NOTES Be sure orig inal cont a iner is marke d A.P .I. Service “SL/SJ ”. Using multigrade oil above 32°F (0 ?[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 5 B. Filling Oil Sump 1. Be sure engin e is upright and l evel. 2. Unscrew oil fill cap from oil filler tu be and wipe dipstick clean. See F igure 7. 3. Screw oil fill cap back into oil filler tube. Tighten securely . 4. Unscrew and remove oil fill cap from oil filler tube. [...]

Page 6 Four-Cycle Engine • Vert ical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132- 14 V . St arting Y our Engine An adult should s tart the engine. Only allow chil dren to start engine if an adult has determined they are experienced and capable of such operation. If you are unab le to start this engine after following instructions in this manual, contact y[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 7 II. Independent Speed and Choke Controls 1. T o avoid carbon monoxide po isoning, be sure engine i s outdoors in a well-ventila ted area. 2. Move indepen dent speed c ontrol to “F AST” p osition and set indepe ndent choke control to “FULL CHOKE ” position (see eq u[...]

Page 8 Four-Cycle Engine • Vert ical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132- 14 B. Engines with Recoil S tarters If you have an electric starter see " A. Engines wit h Electric Starters" instruct ions on page 6. O nly one of the following two sections wil l apply to your en gine. See Tab le 4. I. Combined Speed and Choke Control 1. T o avoi[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 9 II. Independent Speed and Choke Controls 1. T o avoid carbon monoxide po isoning, be sure engine i s outdoors in a well-ventila ted area. 2. Move indepen dent speed c ontrol to “F AST” p osition and set ind ependent choke control to “FULL CHO KE” position (see equi[...]

Page 10 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1132-14 VI. Stopping Y our Engine an d Short-T erm Storage Stop engine acc ording to equipme nt manufacturer’s instructions. T o avoid unsuperv ised operation of an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running. Always turn off the engine after [...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 11 B. Removing Debris from Engine Before each use, remove the air clean er cover. Discard grass clippings, dirt and debris from the following area s: • Levers and Link age • Cooling Fins • Air Intake Screen • Air Inlet • Guards Removing debris will insure adequa te[...]

Page 12 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1132-14 D. Cleaning/Replacing Air Cleaner Your engine has a n air cleaner whic h helps prevent premature engine wear and failure . NEVER run engin e without compl ete air cleaner i nstalled on engi ne. Your air cleaner periodicall y needs to be cleaned or repla ced. NOTES AL WA[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 13 G . Adjustment s DO NOT make any en gine adjust ments. Factory settings are satisfactory for most conditio ns. If adjustments are needed, contact your Authorized Tec umseh Servici ng Dealer. VIII. T ra nsporting Y our Engine NEVER transport this engine insid e another veh[...]

Page 14 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1132-14 III. Fuel System To avoid stale gas a nd carburetor probl ems, treat t he fuel system in the following method below : NOTES T ecumseh r ecommends using UL TRA-FRE SH™ or Fuel Saver Plus Gasoline Stabilizer plus Fuel Sys tem Cleaner as an acceptable method of minimizin[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 15 II. Oil Cylinder Bore When lubricating cylin der bore, fuel may spray from spar k plug hole. T o prevent serious injury from fuel fires, follow these instructions: 1. Carefully d isconnect spark plug wire and k eep it away from spark plug. See "G . Avoid Accidental S[...]

Page 16 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1132-14 XI. Maintenance Intervals Maintenance i s one of the most important things that you can do to exte nd the life of your Tecumse h E ngine. If you are unable to p erform mai ntenance interv als yourself , consult your local Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer, call 1-800[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 17 Before Each Us e Scheduled Maintenance Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use 1. Check Oil Level 2. Clean Cooling Fins Date____________ ___Owner/Dealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owne[...]

Page 18 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1132-14 Every 50 Hours or 3 Months Schedu led Maintenance 1. Change Oil Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owner/Dealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Dat[...]

181-1132-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 19 NOTES[...]

Page 20 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1132-14 CALIFORNIA & US EP A EMISSION CONTRO L W ARRANTY ST ATEMENT The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the California Air Resource s Board (“CARB”) and Tecumseh Power Company are pleased to e xp lain the Federal and California Emission Control System[...]

181-1132-14 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled Page 21 Revised January , 2004 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM W ARRANTY Emission Control System Warranty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995 and later model year California small off-road engines (for other states, 1997 and later model year engines): A . APPLICABILITY : This warranty shall [...]

W ARNING ! T ecumseh Power Comp any • Grafton, Wisconsin 53024-1499 • USA Telephone: 1-800-558-5402 Visit us at: www.TecumsehPower.com CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 reproductive harm. to the State of Calif ornia to cause canc er, birth defects or oth er The engine exh aust from this product con tains chemicals k nown LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMS[...]