Tecumseh TH139SA - Manuals

181-807-14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 3 II. How to Get Service For engine adjustments, repairs or warranty service NOT covered in this manual, contact your nearest Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing Dealer. Find them on our website at www.TecumsehPower.com or...

Page 4 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807-14 III. Oil and Fuel Specifications A. Oil To operate your engine you need to use a clean, high quality, 2-cycle oil mixed with fuel at a ratio of 50:1. For recommended mixture ratio of fuel and oil, see Tables 1 and 2. Se...

181-807-14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 5 B. Filling Fuel Tank An adult should fuel this engine. NEVER allow children to refuel this engine. Gasoline (fuel) vapors are highly flammable and can explode. Fuel vapors can spread and be ignited by a spark or flame m...

Page 6 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807-14 A. Engines with Electric Starters Some electric starters are equipped with a 120V AC Three-Wire Power Cord and Plug designed to operate on a 120V AC household current. It must be properly grounded at all times to avoid ...

181-807-14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 7 6. Push starter button or turn ignition switch key (see equipment manufacturer’s instructions) to start engine. NOTE If engine fails to start after 3 attempts repeat steps 2 thru 6. 7. When engine starts: a. Release sta...

Page 8 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807-14 B. Engines with Recoil Starters If you have an electric starter, see "A. Engines with Electric Starters" instructions beginning on page 6. 1. To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, be sure engine is outdoors in a w...

181-807-14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 9 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 ...

Page 10 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807-14 B. Stop Engine 1. Move equipment control, if present (see manufacturer’s instructions) engine control lever or ignition switch to “STOP” or “OFF” position. 2. Remove ignition key, if provided (see manufacturer’s instru...

Page 12 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807-14 D. Adjustments DO NOT make any engine adjustments. Factory settings are satisfactory for most conditions. If adjustments are needed, contact your Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing Dealer. E. Muffler and Cylinder Exhau...

181-807-14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 13 VIII. Transporting Your 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....

Page 14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807-14 III. Fuel System To avoid stale gas and carburetor problems, treat the fuel system in the following method below: NOTES TecumsehPower Company recommends using ULTRA-FRESH™ Gasoline Stabilizer as an acceptable method of...

181-807-14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/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 ...

Page 16 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807-14 XI. Maintenance Intervals Maintenance is one of the most important things that you can do to extend the life of your TecumsehPower engine. If you are unable to perform maintenance intervals yourself, contact your neare...

Page 20 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-807-14 CALIFORNIA & US EPA EMISSION CONTROL WARRANTY STATEMENT The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), theCalifornia Air Resources Board (“CARB”) and Tecumseh-Power Company are pleased to explain the Federal an...

181-807-14 Two-Cycle Engine • Horizontal/Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 21 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 . APPLICABILITY ...

LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMSEHPOWER ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES For the time period shown below from the date of purchase and subject to the exceptions and limitations described herein, TecumsehPower Company will, at its option as the exclusive remedy, either repair or replace for the...