Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LV148XA Tecumseh
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Engine Operator’s Manual L V148EA/L V148XA L V156EA/L V156XA L V195EA/L V195XA Four-Cycle Engine • V ertical Crank shaft • Air-Cooled T able of Content s IMPORT ANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions ......................................... ii I. General Safety Pre cautions .
Page ii Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 IMPORT ANT NOTICE! Safety Definitions Statements in this manual preced ed by the following words and graphics are of s pecial significan ce: Or WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which if NOT a voided, could resu lt in death or serious injury.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 1 I. General Safety Precautions ! W ARNING A. A void Carbon Monoxide Poisoning All engine exhaus t contains carbon monoxi de, a deadly gas. Breathing carb on monoxide can cau se headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, nausea, confusion and eventually death.
Page 2 Four-Cycle Engine • Vert ical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1215- 14 E. DO NOT Modify Engine To avoid serious injury or death, DO NOT modify engine in any w ay. T ampering with the governor setti ng can lead to a runaway engine and c ause it to ope rate at unsafe speeds.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 3 II. How to Get Service For engine adjustmen ts, repairs or w arranty se rvice NOT covered in this manual, consult yo ur local Authorize d Tecumseh Servi cing Dealer, ca ll 1-800-558-5402, o r go to www.
Page 4 Four-Cycle Engine • Vert ical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1215- 14 III. Oil and Fuel Specifications A. Oil To operate engine you need to use a c lean, high quali ty, detergent oil. For r ecommended engin e oil, see Table 1. NOTES Be sure orig inal cont a iner is marke d A.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 5 B. Filling Oil Sump I. Oil Fill Cap With Dip stick If your engine ha s a dipstick go to s tep 1. If your engine does NOT have a dipstic k, see "II. Oil Fill Cap Without Dipstick (Oil Fill Plug)" instructions below.
Page 6 Four-Cycle Engine • Vert ical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1215- 14 C. Filling Fuel T ank An adult should fuel t his engine. NEVER allow chil dren to refuel th is engine. Gasoli ne (fuel) vapors are h ighly flamma ble and can explode. Fue l vapors can sprea d and be ignited b y a spark or flame many feet awa y from engine.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 7 V . St arting Y our Engine An adult should start the engine. Only allow chil dren to start engine i f an adult has determined they are experienced and ca pable of such operation.
Page 8 Four-Cycle Engine • Vert ical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1215- 14 NOTE DO NOT operate an elec tric starter for more than 5 seconds each attempt. 5. Push starter button or turn ignition switch key to start engine. 6. When engine starts, release starter button or ignition switch key .
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 9 III. Primer Bulb and Choke In Temperatur es above 40°F (5°C ): Follow instructions in Section A.1. S ee "I. Primer Bulb Only" instruc tions on page 7. Se e Table 3 on page 7.
Page 10 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 7. If engi ne fires but does NO T continue to run, move engine throttle co ntrol to “F AST” position and start engine. 8. If engine fails to start after 3 attempts in the “F AST” position, move engine throttle contro l to “CHOKE” position and start engine.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 11 3. When starting a cold e ngine, push primer bu lb firmly 3 times, allowing prim er bulb to return completely to orig- inal position bet ween pushes. Se e Figure 24. NOTES Be sure to cover ve nt hole when pres sing primer bulb .
Page 12 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 III. Primer Bulb and Choke In Temperatur es above 40°F (5°C ): Follow instructions in Section B.I. Se e "I. Primer Bulb Only" instructions on page 10. See Ta ble 4 on page 10.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 13 VI. Stopping Y our Engine an d Short-T erm Storage Stop engine acc ording to equipme nt manufacturer’s instructions. To avoid unsuperv ised operati on of an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running.
Page 14 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 I. Oil Fill Cap With Dip stick If your engine ha s a dipstick go to s tep 1. If your engine does NOT have a dipstic k, see "II. Oil Fill Cap Without Dipstick (Oil Fill Plug)" instruc tions on page 16.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 15 8. Clean area around oil fill tube and oil fill c ap dipstick. See Figure 34. 9. Place engine back onto a level upright posit ion wit h t he wheels touch ing the ground. 10.
Page 16 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 II. Oil Fill Cap Without Dip stick (Oil Fill Plug) If your engine d oes NOT have a dipst ick go to step 1. If your engine has a dips tick, see "I. Oi l Fill Cap With Dipstick" instructions on page 14.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 17 8. Add oil to overflow point, mak ing sure to avoid spilling and fill with re commended oil. See Figure 42. See "III. Oil and Fuel S pecifications " instructi ons on page 4.
Page 18 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 B. Removing Debris from Engine Before each use, remove the air clean er cover.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 19 II. Servicing Paper Filters Paper filters cannot be cleaned and must be replaced on ce a year or every 100 o perating hours; more o ften if used in extremely dusty cond itions.
Page 20 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 V . Remo v al and Inst allation- T ype “C” Air Cleaner 1. T u rn cover to left (countercloc kwise) to remove. See Figu re 5 0. 2. Remove paper filter from flange. See "II .
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 21 VII. Removal and Installation-T ype “E” Air Cleaner 1. T urn cov er t o r ight (cl ockwi se) to remov e. See Figu re 5 2. 2. Remove paper filter from flange. See "II .
Page 22 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 IX. Storing Y our Engine A. Short-T erm/Seasonal Storage I. Clean Engine Before servici ng the engine remov e the air cleaner cov er and/or blower housing .
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 23 B. Extended S t orage I. Draining Fuel NOTES Clean debris fr om engine before emp tying fuel f rom fuel tank. See "I. Clean Engine" instructions on page 22. Afterward, continue reading ins tructions below .
Page 24 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 X. Preventing Forest, Brush and Grass Fires Local, stat e and federal laws m ay require use of a spark arrester to prevent fi res.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 25 Before Each Us e Scheduled Maintenance Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use 1.
Page 26 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 Every 25 Hours or 3 Months Schedu led Maintenance 1. Change Oil Date____________ ___Owner/D ealer Date____________ ___Ow.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 27 NOTES.
Page 28 Four-Cycle En gine • Vertical C rankshaft • Air-C ooled 181-1215-14 CALIFORNIA & US EP A EMISSION CONTRO L W ARRANTY ST ATEMENT The U. S.
181-1215-14 Four-C ycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 29 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM W ARRANTY Emission Control System Warranty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995 and later model year California small off-road engines (for other states, 1997 and later model year engines): A .
LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NEW TECUMSEH ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES For the time period shown below from the date of purchase and subject to the e xceptions and limitations described herein, Tec.
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