Tecumseh OV358EA - Manuals

181-1132-14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 3 II. How to Get Service For engine adjustments, repairs or warranty service NOT covered in this manual, consult your local Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer, call 1-800-558-5402, or go to www.TecumsehPower.com for additional i...

Page 4 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 III. Oil and Fuel Specifications A. Oil To operate engine you need to use a clean, high quality, detergent oil. For recommended engine oil, See Table 1. NOTES Be sure original container is marked A.P.I. Service “SL/SJ”. Using mu...

Page 6 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 V. Starting Your Engine An adult should start the engine. Only allow children to start engine if an adult has determined they are experienced and capable of such operation. If you are unable to start this engine after following ...

181-1132-14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 7 II. Independent Speed and Choke Controls 1. To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, be sure engine is outdoors in a well-ventilated area. 2. Move independent speed control to “FAST” position and set independent choke control to “FUL...

Page 8 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 B. Engines with Recoil Starters If you have an electric starter see "A. Engines with Electric Starters" instructions on page 6. Only one of the following two sections will apply to your engine. See Table 4. I. Combined S...

Page 10 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 VI. Stopping Your Engine and Short-Term Storage Stop engine according to equipment manufacturer’s instructions. To avoid unsupervised operation of an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running....

181-1132-14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 11 B. Removing Debris from Engine Before each use, remove the air cleaner cover. Discard grass clippings, dirt and debris from the following areas: • Levers and Linkage • Cooling Fins • Air Intake Screen • Air Inlet • Guards Remov...

Page 12 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 D. Cleaning/Replacing Air Cleaner Your engine has an air cleaner which helps prevent premature engine wear and failure. NEVER run engine without complete air cleaner installed on engine. Your air cleaner periodically needs to b...

181-1132-14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 13 G. Adjustments DO NOT make any engine adjustments. Factory settings are satisfactory for most conditions. If adjustments are needed, contact your Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer. VIII. Transporting Your Engine NEVER transp...

Page 14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 III. Fuel System To avoid stale gas and carburetor problems, treat the fuel system in the following method below: NOTES Tecumseh recommends using ULTRA-FRESH™ or Fuel Saver Plus Gasoline Stabilizer plus Fuel System Cleaner as a...

181-1132-14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 15 II. Oil Cylinder Bore When lubricating cylinder bore, fuel may spray from spark plug hole. To prevent serious injury from fuel fires, follow these instructions: 1. Carefully disconnect spark plug wire and keep it away from spar...

Page 16 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 XI. Maintenance Intervals Maintenance is one of the most important things that youcan do to extend the life of your Tecumseh Engine. If youare unable to perform maintenance intervals yourself,consult your local Authorized Tecum...

181-1132-14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 17 Before Each Use Scheduled Maintenance Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use 1. Check Oil Level2. Clean Cooling Fins Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________O...

Page 18 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 Every 50 Hours or 3 Months Scheduled Maintenance 1. Change Oil Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date_______________Owner/Dealer Date...

Page 20 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1132-14 CALIFORNIA & US EPA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), theCalifornia Air Resources Board (“CARB”) and Tecumseh PowerCompany are pleased to explain the Federal and Californ...

181-1132-14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 21 Revised January, 2004 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY Emission Control System Warranty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995and later model year California small off-road engines (for otherstates, 1997 and later model year engines): A . A...

WARNING ! Tecumseh Power Company • Grafton, Wisconsin 53024-1499 • USA Telephone: 1-800-558-5402 Visit us at: www.TecumsehPower.com CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 reproductive harm. to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other The engine exhaust from this product contains chemicals ...