Tecumseh OH195XA manual

Operator’s Manual OH195EA/OH195XA OH195EP/OH195XP Four-Cycle Engine • Horizontal Crankshaft • Air-Co oled T able of Content s Safety Definitions ................................................... ........................... ii I. General Safety Pre c autions .............................................. ............... 1 II. How to Get Serv[...]

Page ii Four-Cycle Engin e • Horizontal Crankshaft • Air-Coole d 181-1032-14 IMPORT ANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions Statements in this manual preceded by th e following word s and graphics are of s pecial significan ce: Or WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if not avoided , could result i n death or serious injury. Indicat[...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 1 I. General Safety Precautions ! W ARNING A. A void Carbon Monoxide Poisoning All engine exhaus t contains carbon monoxi de, a deadly gas. Breathing carb on monoxide can cau se headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, confus ion and eventually deat h. Carbon monoxide i[...]

Page 2 Four-Cycle Engine • Horizo ntal Crankshaf t • Air-Cooled 181-1032-14 E. Do Not Modify Engine To avoid serious injury or death, DO NOT modify engine in any way. Tampering with the governor setting c an l ead 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 [...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 3 II. How to Get Service For engine adjustment s, repairs or wa rranty service not covered in t his manual, contact your nearest Autho rized Tecumseh Servi cing Dealer. Fi nd them on our website at www.Tecumseh Power.com or call Te cumseh Power Company at 1-8 00-558-5402[...]

Page 4 Four-Cycle Engine • Horizo ntal Crankshaf t • Air-Cooled 181-1032-14 B. Fuel Use unleaded regular, unleaded premiu m or reformula ted automotive fuel only. You may us e gasoline contain ing the following components identified in Table 2. • DO NOT use lea ded fuel. • Fuel must be fresh and clean . NEVER use fuel left over from last se[...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 5 NOTE Some engine m odels feature an oil fill plug with an att ached dipstick. See Figure 9. 3. Screw oil fill cap or oil fill plug back into oil filler tu be. T ight en securely . 4. Unscrew and re move oil fill cap or oil fill plug from oil filler tube. Note oil l eve[...]

Page 6 Four-Cycle Engine • Horizo ntal Crankshaf t • Air-Cooled 181-1032-14 D. Engine St op Switch Some engines are equi pped with an op tional Stop Swit ch. This rocker swit ch is used to shut off the ignition t hat supplies the s park plug with power. Pressing th e "OFF" position will tur n the engine off when it is running. This sw[...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 7 3. When starting a cold engi ne, push primer bul b firmly with your thumb 3 times, allow ing primer bulb t o return completely to or iginal positio n between pushes. S ee Figure 15. NOTES Cooler temperatures may require pushing primer bulb firm ly with your th umb 5 ti[...]

Page 8 Four-Cycle Engine • Horizo ntal Crankshaf t • Air-Cooled 181-1032-14 B. Engines with Recoil S t arters 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 se ctions w ill app ly to your engine. If you have a m anual recoil starte r see Table 4. I. Eng[...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 9 II. Engine With Choke 1. T o avo id carb on monoxi de pois oning, be sure engine is outdoors in a well-ventila ted area. 2. Move Engine Choke Lever to “FULL CHOKE” position. See Figure 20. NOTE If restarting a warm engine after a short shutdown, move Choke Lever to[...]

Page 10 Four-Cycle Engin e • Horizontal Crankshaft • Air-Coole d 181-1032-14 VI. Stopping Y our Engine an d Short-T erm Storage Stop engine acc ording to equipme nt manufacturer’s instructions. To avoid unsuperv ised operati on of an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running. Always turn off the engine after[...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 11 B. Removing Debris from Engine Before each use, re move grass clip pings, dirt and debris from the following areas: • Levers and Link age • Cooling Fins • Air Intake Screen • Guards Removing debri s will facilitate adequ ate cooling, correc t engine speed and [...]

Page 12 Four-Cycle Engin e • Horizontal Crankshaft • Air-Coole d 181-1032-14 II. Servicing Paper Filters Paper filters can not be cleaned and must be replaced onc e a year or every 100 o perating hours; more of ten if used in extremely dusty cond itions. Repl acement filt ers are available at a Authorized Tecumseh S ervicing Dealer. NOTE DO NOT[...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 13 F . Alternator (Optional) For alternator relat ed electrical proble ms such as: • Inoperative starter • Discharged bat tery • Fuse replacemen t • Alternator mai ntenance/repairs See your equipme nt manufacturer’s instructions and an Authorized Tecums eh Serv[...]

Page 14 Four-Cycle Engin e • Horizontal Crankshaft • Air-Coole d 181-1032-14 IX. Storing Y our Engine A. Short T erm/Seasonal Storage I. Clean Engine Before servicing t he engine remove the blower housing. In addition, remov e grass clippings, dirt and debris f rom the following areas: • Cooling fins • Air intake screen • Levers • Linka[...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • 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. Disconnect spark plug wire and keep it away from spark plug. See "G . Avoid Accidental S tarts&q[...]

Page 16 Four-Cycle Engin e • Horizontal Crankshaft • Air-Coole d 181-1032-14 X. Preventing Forest, Brush and Grass Fires Local, stat e and federal laws m ay require use of a s park arrester to prevent fi res. For example, i t is a violation o f California P ublic Resources Code ( section 4442) t o use or operate engine on any forest-c overed, b[...]

181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 17 Before Each Us e Scheduled Ma intenance Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use 1. Check Oi l Level 2. Clean C ooling Fins Date____________ ___Owner/Dealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ [...]

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181-1032-14 Four -Cycle Engine • H orizontal Cranksh aft • Air-Cooled Page 19 NOTES[...]

Page 20 Four-Cycle Engin e • Horizontal Crankshaft • Air-Coole d 181-1032-14 CALIFORNIA & US EP A EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST ATEMENT The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) and Tecumseh Power Company are pleased to explain the Federal and California Emission Control System s [...]

EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM W A RRANTY Emission Control System Warranty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995 and later model year California small o ff-road engines (for other states, 1997 and later model year engines): A . APPLICABILITY : This warranty shall apply to 1995 and later model yea r Ca lifornia small off-road e ngines (for other states, 1997 and l[...]

LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMSEH ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES For the time period shown below from the date of purchase and subject to the e xceptions and limitations desc ribed herein, Tecumseh Power Company will, at its option as the exclusive re medy, either repair or r eplace for the origina l purchaser, free of ch arge, any part of[...]