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MTD LL C, P .O . BOX 3 6 1 1 3 1 CL EVE LAND, OHIO 4 4 1 36 - 00 1 9 Print ed In US A [...]
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This Op erator ’s Manual is an impor tant p ar t of your new engin e. It will help you pre pare and maint ain the engin e for the b est per fo rmance. Please read a nd under stan d the contents be fore op erating the e ngine. Thank Y ou Customer S uppor t Please do NOT return the machin e to the retailer or de aler witho ut first contactin g our [...]
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Im por tan t Safe Ope ra tio n Pra c tic es 2 3 Thi s symbol poin ts out i mportant saf ety instr uction s whic h, if no t fol low ed, c ould en dang er the pe rsonal sa fety and/ or propert y of y ourse lf and o thers. R ead an d foll ow al l inst ruction s in t his m anu al befor e atte mpt ing t o operat e the equ ip[...]
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4 s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t e n g i n e 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 no mo re than g. ⁄ inch below the b otto m of the f iller ne ck to allow space for f uel ex pansion. Repla ce gasoline cap an d tighten it se curely. h. If gaso line is spilled , wipe it of f t he engi[...]
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s e c t i O n 2 — i M p O r t a n t e n g i n e 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 — Re stric t the use of this p ower machine to p erso ns who read, und erst and and follow the w arnings and ins truc tions in this manu al and on the mach ine. SA VE THE SE I NSTR UC TI ONS ! Saf[...]
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Oil & F uel Specif ications NOTE: T he engine is ship ped w ithout gaso line in the engi ne. Running the e ngine with insuf f ici ent oil can caus e serious e ngine damage an d void the engine w arrant y . S ome eng ines are shipp ed with oi l already in the engin e, others wit hout oil alrea dy in the engin[...]
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Fil ling Oil Sump Be sure the en gine is upright an d level. 1 . Remove the oil f ill c ap dipstick fr om oil f iller tub e by 2. rotating counter-cl ock wise and li f ting the dipst ick out of the engin e. Wipe the d ipstick clean w ith a shop ra g. Inser t oil f ill cap dips tick back into oil f ille r tube. On 3. quar ter-turn oil f ill caps, ti[...]
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Fu el Recommendati ons O peratin g the engine w ith E85 fuel, an oil/gasoline mix ture, dir t y gasolin e, or gas oli ne over 30 day s old that has not b een s tabilize d using a fue l additive, may result in dam age to your engin e’ s carbur etor . Subse quent damage wo uld not be covered under th e manufac turer ’s[...]
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Oi Drai n Prim er Ke St ar ter tt on St ar tt on Oi Oi Oi e e tt tt [...]
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Pre-Operation Check T he engin e is shippe d without g asoline in the engine. S ee the Set-Up S ec tion of this manu al for instr ucti ons on adding gas oline. S ome eng ines are shipp ed with oi l already in the engin e, others wit hout oil alrea dy in the engin e. It is ver[...]
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If your hous e wiring do es not have a G. F . I. T hree - b. ST AR TER UND ER ANY C OND ITI ON. If your hous e wiring is grou nded an d a G. F . I. c. three - Prong Wall Recepta cle is not available at th[...]
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W hen pulling th e star ter rop e, the rop e can une xpe cte dly jerk b ack toward the engin e causing se rious injur y . T o avoid this risk , c arefully follow the se instru ctio ns: Grasp the s tar ter cord handl e. 7 . Pull rope ou t slowly until you fe el drag. Witho ut allowing the ro pe to retra ct , cont[...]
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Periodic insp ec tion and a djustment of th e engine is esse ntial if high level pe r formance is to be maint ained. R egular maintenance will also ensure a lo ng ser vice lif e. The requ ired ser v ice interv als and the k ind of maintenance to b e per for med are de scribe d in the tab le above. Follow the ho urly or ca lendar inter vals , whiche[...]
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Use d motor oil may caus e skin can cer if repeate dly lef t in cont act w ith the ski n for prolo nged p erio ds. Althoug h this is unlikely unless you handle us ed oil on a dail y basis, it is still advis able to thoro ughly wash your h ands with so ap and water as so on as possib le af ter handling us ed oil. Tip en[...]
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Spark Plug Service D O NOT check fo r spark with sp ark plug rem oved. DO NOT cra nk engine wit h spark plug rem oved. Check the sp ark plug yearl y or ever y 1 00 o peratin g hours . T o ensure prop er engine o perati on, the spar k plug must b e prop erly gappe d and fre e of dep osits. Remove the sp ark plug b oot. [...]
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Alternat or (if eq uipp ed) Contac t your Authorize d MTD Se r vicing Dea ler for alter nator related el ec trical p roblems such as: Inop erative Star ter Discharge d Bat ter y Fuse Replaceme nt Alternator Ma intenance/Re pairs Engine Speed T o avoid serio us injur y or death, DO NOT modi f[...]
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If e ngine fue l is to be store d for more th an one seaso n, withou t gasoline s tabilize r , i t will graduall y deterio rate. Also, if it is store d in the engine ’ s gas tank w ithout gas oline st abilizer it is likely that your car buretor will have gum dep osits , a clogge d fuel s ystem an d will VOID YOUR W AR RAN T Y .[...]
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Of f- S eason S torage Failure to use a fuel s tabiliz ing additi ve or comple tely run the e ngine until it ’s out of fuel bef ore of f-seaso n storag e may result in damage to your engine ’ s carb uretor. S ubse quent dama ge would not be covered un der the manuf ac turer ’ s warrant y . ?[...]
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Problem Cause Remedy Engine Fails to star t Engine f loo ded 1. Spark plu g wire disconne cte d 2. Fuel tank empt y or s tale f uel 3. Engine not cho ked 4. F ault y spark p lug 5. Throt tle in s top position 6. Wait at least 1 0 minutes b efore s tar ting 1. Connec t wire to spar k plug 2. Fill tank with cl ean, fresh gas oline 3. Choke engine 4. [...]
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R epla cem ent P ar ts 8 20 Phone (80 0) 800 - 73 10 or (3 30) 220 - 4 683 to order rep lacement par t s or a comple te Part s Manual (have your full mo del numb er and serial num ber read y) . Par ts Manu al downloa ds are also availabl e free of charg e at w ww.mtdpro duct s.com. ENG INE AIR FIL TER SP ARK PL UG FUEL CAP KEY FUEL F IL T ER 75 2 Z[...]
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FEDERAL and/or CALIFORNIA EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT Y OUR W ARRANTY RIGHTS AND OBLIGA TIONS MTD Co nsum er Group I nc, the U nited St ates Environ ment al Protec tion Ag ency ( EP A) , and, for t hose pr odu cts c er tifie d for sale i n the st ate of Califor nia , the Califo rnia A ir Resour ces B oard ( CARB ) are pl eased to ex plai[...]
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GDOC-100223 Re v . A W ARRANTED P ARTS: The re pair or re plac ement o f any warrante d par t other wi se elig ibl e for warrant y covera ge may be exclu ded fro m suc h warrant y covera ge if MTD C onsu mer Gro up Inc de mons trates th at the ou tdoor e quip ment en gine ha s been a bused , negl ecte d, or imp roper ly main taine d, and t hat suc [...]
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Impreso e n Es tados U nidos de Amé rica ?[...]
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Este Ma nual del Op erad or es una par te imp or tante de su nuevo motor. Le ayudará a prep arar y mantener la un idad para o btener los mejores r esultados . Antes de ope rar el motor l ea cuidados amente y compren da todo el ma nual. Gracias Asistencia al Cliente Por favor , NO devu elva la máquina a l minorista o distribuido r sin pone rse en [...]
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Med ida s impo r tant es de segu rida d 2 La pr esen cia d e este s ímbol o ind ica que s e trat a de in struc ci ones de segu rida d importan tes q ue debe r espeta r para e vita r poner en r iesgo s u segu ridad pe rsona l y / o mat eria l y la de lo s demá s. Le a y sig a toda s la s inst ruc [...]
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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 en ex ceso el tanque de combustible. g. Cargue el depósit o hasta que el c ombustible llegue a ⁄ pulgada por debajo de la base del cuello de llenado para dejar espacio para la expansión del combusti ble. Vuelva a colo car la tap a de la gasolina y[...]
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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 resp onsabilid ad:Res trinja el uso de es ta máqui na motoriz ada a las p ersonas qu e lean, comprenda n y respeten las a dver tencias e instru cciones que f igur an en este manua l y en la máquina. GU ARDE E ST AS INS TR[...]
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Especif icaciones para el aceite y el combustible NOT A : El motor se de spacha sin gaso lina ni aceite en su interior. Si se hace funci onar el motor sin su fici ente aceite pued e dañarse gravemente y se anula la ga rantía. Siempre m antenga las manos y los pies al ejados de las p iez as móviles de l[...]
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Carga del cár ter de aceite Ase gúrese de qu e el motor es tá ver tical y nive lado. 1 . Ex tr aiga el tap ón de lle nado/la var illa de me dición del 2. nivel de aceite d el cuello d e carga rotán dolo en s entido contrario a las a gujas del reloj y l evantando l a varilla fu era del moto r . Li mpie la varilla con u n trapo de l taller. Ins[...]
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La gas olina es sumame nte inf lamable y b ajo deter minadas condicio nes es explosiva. Cargu e co mbustible en un ár ea bi en v entil ada y con el mo tor apagado . No fume n i permita llam as o chis pas en el l ugar dond e se carga combus tible o se a lmacena la gasoli na. No llen e en exceso el [...]
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Dren aceite Ce r e n r n arranc it e e ?[...]
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Control previo al funcionamiento Algunos moto res se envían ya con aceite en e l motor , otro s si n que el mo tor tenga ya el acei te. Es muy important e controlar el aceite antes de oper ar el mot or y agregar má s si es necesario. C onsulte la Sección Con f iguración incluid a en este manual par a ver [...]
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Si el cabl eado de su ho gar est á conec tado a ti erra c. y no hay un enchufe d e conexió n a tierra d e tres espigas con interr uptor de fa lla a tierra en e l lugar dond e se usará e l arranca dor , un el ec tricist a matriculad o debe ins talar uno ¡AN TES DE Q UE SE [...]
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Ope re el control de l equipo p ara sol tar el fre no o el 6. embra gue del f reno, si está in cluido (c onsulte el Manual del operador de l equipo) ). Cuando tire de la cu erda de arran que, est a pued e saltar ha cia atrás inespe radame nte hacia el motor caus ando lesion es graves. Para evit ar este [...]
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Programa de mantenimien to Prime ras 5 hora s Cada u so o cad a 5 horas. Cada tem po- rada o c ada 25 horas Cada tem po- rada o c ada 100 horas Fechas d e Mantenim iento Inspe ccione e l nivel de ace ite del moto r P Camb ie el acei te del motor P P Verifique e l depur ador de ai re (si viene equi pado) P ser vic io del de purad or de air e ( si v[...]
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Retire e l tapón d e drenado d el aceite, si está i ncluido. Vea 6. la Fig. 6 - 2. NOT A : Dep endiend o del mo delo de m otor que tenga , el tap ón de aceite pue de ser col ocad o de forma di ferente. Est as posicion es incluyen en la p ar te frontal y / o p ar te pos terior del b loqu e, o como un tubo e xten dido. Los ejempl os se muest ran e[...]
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Retire z le bou chon de remp lissage d ’huile / jauge. Si le 1 5. niveau est b as, ajouter le ntement l’huil e jusqu’à ce que le Fig. 3-2 et 3-3 dans la[...]
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Para limpiar e l elemento de e spuma, se párelo d el elem ento 3. de pap el y lávelo con deterg ente líquido y agua . Permita que se se que bie n antes de usarlo. No lu brique e l elemento de espuma . Ajustes NO realice ningún ajus te del motor. Los ajustes de fábr ica son satisf ac torios par a la mayoría de las condicio nes. Si los ajus tes[...]
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Carburador Cul at a La e xt racción de los re siduos aseg ura que el enf riamiento se a adec uado, la veloci dad del moto r correc ta y el r iesgo de in cendio menor . NOT A : No rocíe e l motor con agua pa ra limpiarl o porque e l agua po dría contaminar el comb ustibl e. Con una manguer a de jardín o equip o de lavado a presi ó[...]
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Cubra el ori fici o de la bujía con un trap o para ev itar que s e 4. salpi que combustib le desd e dicho orif icio c uando se tir a de la cuerda d e arranqu e. NOT A : para los m otores que es tán equi pados con un arranc ador de re troceso, prosiga con e l Paso 5. Para los motores que e stán e quipados con ar ranca dores el éc tricos, proced [...]
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Problema Causa Soluci ón El motor no ar ranca Motor ahogado 1. Se h a desc onectado el cable de la b ujía 2. El tanqu e de combustib le est á vacío o el 3. combustib le es viej o El motor no es tá cebad o 4. La buj ía no funcio na c orrectamente 5. El regulad or est á en posició n detenció n 6. Agu arde a l menos diez minut os a ntes de 1.[...]
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P iezas d e repu est o 8 42 T el éfono (80 0) 800 -7 3 1 0 o (3 30) 220 - 46 83 para solici tar piez as de re emplazo o u n manual comple to de piez as (tener su número de mod elo y número d e serie). Descargar e l Manual de pi ezas t ambién es tán dispo nibles d e forma gratu ita en w w w.mtdproduc ts .com. ENGI NE FIL TR O DE AIRE BUJ I A T [...]
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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 I nc, la Age nci a de Protec ció n Med ioam bient al de lo s Estad os Uni dos ( EP A ), y p ara aque llos pr odu ctos c er tific ado s para su vent a en el es - tad o de Cali fornia , el D[...]
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GDOC-100223 Dura nte la total idad d el períod o de ga rantía del m otor y equ ipo par a todo ter reno arr iba me nci onad o, MTD Con sumer Gr oup Inc m antend rá un su minis tro 8. de pi ezas baj o garantía su fic iente par a satisf acer la d eman da esp erad a de tal es piez as. Cualq uier pi eza de re empl azo se po drá us ar para el c ump [...]