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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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. ?[...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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 ?[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 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[...]
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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 [...]
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Impreso e n Es tados U nidos de Am érica ?[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 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[...]
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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 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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Ce r e r o o e ?[...]
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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[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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 [...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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[...]
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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 ?[...]
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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 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[...]
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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[...]