Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110) Tecumseh
Go to page of 32
LH195SA/LH195SP (HSSK40-55) LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-1 10) OH195SA/OH195SP (OHSK50-75) OH318SA/OH358SA (OHSK80-130) 181-1275-14 (English) 6/01/08 ENGINE MODEL: SPEC: DOM: 4-Cycle Engine OPERA T OR’S MANUAL For your convenience, enter your engine model, spec and DOM numbers here.
Page ii 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 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 hazardous situation which if NOT avoided, could result in death or ser ious injury.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 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.
Page 2 4-Cycle • Snow King Engin e 181-1275-14 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.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 3 II. How to Get Service For engine adjustme nts, r epairs or warranty service NOT covere d in this manu al, contact y our neares t Authorized Te cumseh Power Servicing Dealer. Find them on our website at www.
Page 4 4-Cycle • Snow King Engin e 181-1275-14 III. Oil and Fuel S pecifications A. Oil To operate your engin e you need to use a clean, high quality, detergent oil. For re commended engine oil, see Table 1. In addition, you need to be sure the oil sump contains the correct amou nt of oil to operate properly.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 5 B. Filling Oil Sump I. Oil Fill Cap/Dip stick If your engine has an oil fill cap/ dipstic k go to step 1. If your engine does NOT have an oil f ill cap/dipstick, see "II. Oil Fill Cap/Plug" instru ctions below.
Page 6 4-Cycle • Snow King Engin e 181-1275-14 C. Check the Following Items NOTE Be sure equipment is in neutral before attempting to st art (see equipment manufacturer’s instructions). 1. Be sure ig nition switch o n engine or equipment is in “ON”, “RUN” o r “ST AR T” positio n.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 7 Figure 14. 4-Cycle Sn ow Engine Component s 2 3 7 12 8 6 13 9 10 4 5 2 4 3 7 12 8 6 13 10 1 5 1 3 4 7 12 8 6 13 9 10 2 5 1 9 11 11 OH318SA/OH358SA 1 3 4.
Page 8 4-Cycle • Snow King Engin e 181-1275-14 E. 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 vapo rs can spre ad and be ig nited by a spark or flame many feet away from engine.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 9 V . S t arting Y our Engine To avoid serious injury or death, an adult should start this engine. Only allow children to start engine if an adult has determined they are e xperienced and capabl e of such ope ration.
Page 10 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 A. Engines with El ectric St arters If you have a recoil starte r, see “B. Engin es with Recoil Starters” instructions on page 1 3. 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.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 11 5. Move engine speed control to “FAST” position. See Figures 21 and 22. 6. Set choke control to “FULL CHOKE” position (see equipment manu facturer’s inst ructions). See Figure 24 on page 12. Af terward, continue reading instructions below .
Page 12 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 Figure 24. Choke Contr ol Positions S T O P STOP S T O P STOP S T O P STOP STOP STOP STOP ST O P STOP ST O P STOP ST OP STOP LH195SA/LH195SP OH195SA/OH195SP OH318SA/OH358SA LH318SA/LH358SA 1. “NO CHOKE” Position 2.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 13 B. Engines with Recoil St arters If you have an ele ctric starter, s ee “A. Engines with Electr ic Starters” instructions on page 1 0. DO NOT pull starter rope with engine running. Doing so may VOID YOUR WARRANTY.
Page 14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 When pulling starter rope, th e rope can unexpe ctedly jerk bac k toward engine causin g ser iou s inju ry . To avoid this ris k, carefully follow these instructions: 7. Grasp starter cord han d le. Se e Fig ur e 29.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 15 VI. S topping Y our Engine and Short-T erm S torage Stop engine according to equipment manufa cturer’s instructions. To avoid unsupervised op er ation of an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running.
Page 16 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 B. Af ter Engine is Stopped To prevent po ssib le fr ee ze -u p of engine controls, follow instru ctions with engine STOPPED, listed below. 1. Wipe all snow a nd moisture from engine control lever and choke areas.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 17 VII. Maintenance To avoid serious injury or death, an adult should perform mainten ance on this engine. Only allow childre n to perform maintenance if an adult has determined they are exp erienced and capable of such operation.
Page 18 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 I. Oil Fill Cap/Dip stick If your engine has an oil fill cap/dipstick go to step 1. If your engine does NOT have an oil fill cap/dipstick , see "II. Oil Fill Ca p/Plug" instructions on page 20.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 19 5. Place approved recyclable oil container under oil drain plug, if present. See Figure 41 on page 18.
Page 20 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 II. Oil Fill Cap/Plug If your engine does NOT have an oil fill cap/dipstick , go to step 1. If your engi ne has an oil fill cap/dipstick , see "I. Oil Fill Cap/Dipstick" instructions on p age 18.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 21 5. Place approved recyclable oil container under oil drain plug. See Figures 47 and 48 st arting on page 20. Af ter - ward, continue reading instructions below . 6. T ip engine to position the oil drain plug a t the lowest point on the engine (see equipme nt manufacturer ’s instructions).
Page 22 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 D. Carburetor If you think your carburetor needs adjusting, see your nearest Authorized TecumsehPower Ser vicing Dealer. Engine performance shou ld not be affected at altitudes up to 7,000 feet (2,134 meters) .
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 23 Figure 52. Snow and Debris Removal Locations 4 1 5 4 1 5 3 2 LH195SA/LH195SP 4 1 2 OH195SA/OH195SP OH318SA/OH358SA LH318SA/LH358SA 1. Oil Fill Cap/D ip stick 2. Fuel Fill Ca p Area s 3. Recoil Starter/Flywheel Gu a rd Area s 4.
Page 24 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 IX. S toring Y our Engine A. Short-T erm/Seasonal Storage I. Clean Engine Before servicing the en gine remove the carburetor cover and/or blower housing.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 25 II. Oil Cylinder Bore When lubricatin g cylinder bor e, 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.
Page 26 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 X. Preventing Forest, Brush and Grass Fires Local, state and federal laws may require use of a spark arrester to prevent fires.
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 27 Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use 1. Check Oil Level 2. Clean Cooling Fins Date____________ ___Owner/Dealer Date________ _______Owner/Dealer Date_______.
Page 28 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine 181-1275- 14 CALIFORNIA & US EP A EMISSION CONTROL W ARR ANTY S TATEMENT The U. S. Environmental Pr otection Agency (“EP A”), the California Air Resources .
181-1275-14 4-Cycle • Snow King Engine Page 29 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM W ARRANTY Emission Control System Warranty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995 and later model year Ca lifornia small off-road engines (for other states, 1997 and later model year engin es): A .
XII. W arranty Information LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NE W TECUMSEHPOWE R ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES For the time period sh own below from the d ate of pu rchase and su bject to the exception s.
An important point after buying a device Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110) (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110) yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110) - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110) you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110) will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110), but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110).
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110). Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Tecumseh LH318SA/LH358SA (HMSK80-110) along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
