Sears 247.797851 - Manual (Page 8)

BEFORE STARTING
GAS AND OIL FILL-UP
NOTE: ENGINE IS SHIPPED WITHOUT OIL. FILL
CRANKCASE WITH OIL BEFORE STARTING. BE
VERY CAREFUL NOT TO ALLOW DIRT TO ENTER
THE ENGINE WHEN CHECKING OR ADDING OIL OR
FUEL.
Recommended SAE Viscosity Grades
n r
30or10W30 >
C 5W30
2 0 ' 0
°
32' 60° 80° 100'
TEMPERATURE RANGE EXPECTED BEFORE NEXT
OIL CHANGE. ALL OILS MUST BE A.P.I. SERVICE
CLASSIFICATION SD, SE OR SF.
• Fill engine with oil as follows. Remove oil fill dipstick.
See figure 7. With chipper-shredder level, use a fun­
nel to fill engine with oil to FULL mark on dipstick.
Capacity is approximately 1V4 pints. Be careful not
to overfill. Tilt chipper-shredder toward the left (from
behind the hopper), then re-level. Check oil level.
Refill to FULL mark on dipstick if necessary. Replace
dipstick and tighten.
Remove fuel cap and fill fuel tank. See figure 8. Use
fresh, clean, unleaded automotive gasoline. Capaci­
ty is 3 quarts. Replace fuel cap.
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WARNING: DO NOT FILL CLOSER THAN
V2 INCH OF TOP OF FUEL TANK TO
PREVENT SPILLS AND TO ALLOW FOR
FUEL EXPANSION. IF GASOLINE IS
ACCIDENTLY SPILLED, MOVE CHIPPER-
SHREDDER AWAY FROM AREA OF
SPILL. AVOID CREATING ANY SOURCE
OF IGNITION UNTIL GASOLINE VAPORS
HAVE DISAPPEARED.
Caution: Experience indicates that alcohol blended
fuels (called gasohol or using ethanol or methanol) can
attract moisture which leads to separation and forma­
tion of acids during storage. Acidic gas can damage
the fuel system of an engine while in storage. To avoid
engine problems, the fuel system should be empty
before storage for 30 days or longer. Refer to “Storage”
section of this manual for details. Use fresh fuel each
season.
Never use engine or carburetor cleaner products in the
fuel tank or permanent damage may result.
NOTE: USE CLEAN OIL AND FUEL. STORE IN AP­
PROVED, CLEAN, COVERED CONTAINERS. USE
CLEAN FILL FUNNELS.
Spark
TO START ENGINE
A
WARNING: BE SURE NO ONE OTHER
THAN THE OPERATOR IS STANDING
NEAR THE CHIPPER-SHREDDER WHILE
STARTING OR OPERATING.
DO NOT OPERATE THIS CHIPPER-
SHREDDER UNLESS THE CHUTE DE­
FLECTOR HAS BEEN PROPERLY IN­
STALLED AND IS SECURED WITH THE
HAND KNOBS.
• Attach spark plug wire and rubber boot to spark
plug. See figure 8.
• Place the throttle control lever in FAST position. See
figure 9.
• Move choke lever to CHOKE position.
• Grasp starter handle (see figure 9) and pull rope out
slowly until engine reaches start of compression cy­
cle (rope will pull slightly harder at this point). Let
the rope rewind slowly.
NOTE: A noise will be heard when finding the start of
the compression cycle. This noise is caused by the flails
and fingers which are part of the shredding mechanism
falling into place, and should be expected.