Tecumseh TH139SA manual

Operator’s Manual TH098SA/TH139SA/TH139SP (HSK600-870) T wo-Cycle Engine • Horizont al/V ertical Crankshaft • Air-Coole d T able of Content s IMPORT ANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions ........................................ ii I. General Safety Precautions ................................... ........... .......... ..... 1 II. How to Get Service [...]

Page ii Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cr ankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807- 14 IMPORT ANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions Statements in this manual preceded by the following wor ds and graphics are o f special significance: Or WARNING indicat es a potent ially haz ardous situation which if NOT avoided, could result in death or ser ious injury.[...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 1 I. General Safety Precautions ! W ARNING A. A void Carbon Monoxide Poisoning All engine exhaust contain s carbon monoxide, a dead ly gas. Breathing carbon monoxide can cause headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, co nfusion and eventually death. Carbon monoxi[...]

Page 2 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Crankshaft • Air-Cool ed 181-807- 14 E. DO NOT Modify Engine To avoid serio us in jury or de ath, DO NOT mo dify engine in any way. Tampering with the governor setting can lead to a runaway engine and cause it to operate at unsa fe speeds. NEVER tamper with factory se tting of engi ne governor. ! W[...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 3 II. How to Get Service For engine adjustme nts, r epairs or warranty service NOT covere d in this manu al, contact you r nearest Authorized Te cumseh Power Servicing Dealer. Find them on our website at www.Te cumsehPower. com or call TecumsehPower Company at 1-8[...]

Page 4 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Crankshaft • Air-Cool ed 181-807- 14 III. Oil and Fuel S pecifications A. Oil To operate your engin e you need to use a clean, high quality, 2-cycle oil mixed with fuel at a ratio of 50:1. Fo r recommended mixture ra tio of fuel and oil, see Tables 1 and 2. See "A. Mixing Fue l and Oil" i[...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 5 B. Filling Fuel T ank An adult should fuel this engine. NEVER allow children to refuel this engine. Gasoline (fuel) vapors are hig hly flammable and can explode . Fuel vapor s can spread and be ignited by a spark or fla me many feet away from engine. T o prevent[...]

Page 6 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Crankshaft • Air-Cool ed 181-807- 14 A. Engines with El ectric St arters Some electric starters are equipped with a 120V AC Three-Wire Power Cord and Plug designed to opera te on a 120V AC household current. It must be properly grounded a t all times to avoid the possibility of injury or death from[...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 7 6. Push starter button or tu rn ignition switch key (see equipment manufa cturer ’ s instructions) to sta rt engine. NOTE If engine fails to start af ter 3 attempts repeat steps 2 thru 6. 7. When engine sta rts: a. Release starte r button or ignition switch ke[...]

Page 8 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Crankshaft • Air-Cool ed 181-807- 14 B. Engines with Recoil St arters If you have an electric starter, see "A. Engines with Electric Starters" instructions b eginning on page 6. 1. T o avoid carbon monoxide poisoning , be sure engine is outdoors in a well-ventilated area. 2. Move choke co[...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 9 VI. S topping Y our Engine and Short-T erm Storage Stop engine according to equipment manufa cturer’s instructions. To avoid unsupervised operation of an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running. Always turn off the engine a[...]

Page 10 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cr ankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807- 14 B. Stop Engine 1. Move equipment control, if pr esent (see manufacturer’s instructions) engine contro l le ver or ignit ion switch to “STOP” or “OFF” position. 2. Remove ignition key , if provided (see manufacturer’s instructions). NOTE Removing key[...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 1 1 VII. Maintenance To avoid serious injury or death, an adult shou ld perform ma intenance on this engine. Only allow childre n to perform maintenance if an adult has determined th ey are experie nced and capa ble of such operation. To prevent accidental startin[...]

Page 12 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cr ankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807- 14 D. Adjustment s DO NOT make any engine adju stments. Factory sett ings are satisfactory for most co nditions. If adjustments are needed, contact your Authorize d TecumsehPower Servicing Dealer. E. Muffler and Cylinder Exhaust Port s The muffler and cylinder exh[...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 1 3 VIII. T ransporting Y our Engine NEVER transport this engine inside another vehicle or in any enclosed space if there is any gasoline in the tank. Fuel vapor or spilled fuel may ignite leading to serious injury or death. If there is fuel in the fuel tank , clo[...]

Page 14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cr ankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807- 14 III. Fuel System To avoid stale gas and car buretor problems, treat the fuel system in the following method below: NOTES T ecumsehPower Company re commends using UL TRA-F RESH™ Gasoline St abilizer as an acceptable method of minimizing formation of fu el gum [...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 1 5 II. Oil Cylinder Bore When lubricatin g cylinder bore, fuel may spray from spark plug hole. To prevent se rious injury fro m fuel fires, follow these instructions: 1. Carefully disconnect spark plug wir e and keep it away from spa rk plug. See Figures 21 and 2[...]

Page 16 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cr ankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807- 14 XI. Maintenance Intervals Maintenance is on e of th e mo st impo rt an t thin g s tha t you can do to extend the lif e of your Te cumsehPower engine. If yo u are unable to perform m aintenance int ervals yourself, contact your nearest Autho rized TecumsehPower [...]

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Page 20 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cr ankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807- 14 CALIFORNIA & US EP A EMISSION CONTROL W ARR ANTY ST ATEM ENT The U. S. Environmental Pr otection Agency (“EP A”), the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”) and T ec umseh- Power Company are pleased to explain the Federal and California Emission Co[...]

181-807-14 Two- Cycle Engine • Horizontal/V ertical Cran kshaft • Air-Cooled Page 2 1 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM W ARRANTY Emission Control System Warra nty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995 and later model year California small off-road engines (for other states, 1997 and later model year eng ines): A . APPLICABILIT Y : This warranty shall apply to 1[...]

LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMSEHPOWER ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES For the time period shown below f rom the date of purchase and su bject to the exceptions and limitat ions described herein, T ecum sehPower Company will, at its option as the exclusive remedy , eith er repair or replace for the original purchaser , free of charge, any p[...]