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T ecumsehPower OVRM 120 Engine Operator’s Manual Four-Cycle Engine • V ertical Crankshaf t • Air-Cooled T able of Content s IMPORT ANT NOTICE! Safety Definit ions .................................. ...... ii I. General Safety Precautions .......
Page ii Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 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.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 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 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 18 1-1216-14 E. DO NOT Modify Engine To avoid serio us injury or death, DO NOT modify engine in any way. Tampering with the governor setting can lead to a runaway engine and cause it to operate at unsa fe speeds.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 3 II. How to Get Service For engine adjustme nts, repairs or warranty service NOT covered in this manual, cons ult your loca l Authorized Tecumseh Servicing Dealer, call 1-800-5 58-5402, or go to www.
Page 4 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 18 1-1216-14 III. Oil and Fuel S pecifications A. Oil To operate engine you ne ed to use a clean, high quality, detergent oil. Fo r recommended en gine oil, see Table 1. NOTES Be sure original cont ainer is marked A.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 5 B. Filling Oil Sump I. Oil Fill Cap With Dip stick If your engine has a dipstick go to step 1. If your engine does NOT have a dipstick, see "II. Oil Fill Cap Without Dipstick (Oil Fill Plug)" instructions below .
Page 6 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 18 1-1216-14 C. Filling Fuel T ank An adult should fuel this engin e. NEVER allow children to refuel this engine. Gasoline (fuel) vapors are hig hly flammable and can explode . Fuel vapo rs can sprea d and be ig nited by a spark or flame many feet away from engine.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 7 V . St arting Y o ur Engine An adult should start the engine. Only allow children to start engine if an adult has determined they are exp erienced and capable of such operation.
Page 8 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 18 1-1216-14 NOTE DO NOT operate an electric st arter for more than 5 seconds each attempt. 5. Push starter button or turn ignition switch key to start engine. 6. When eng ine starts, release starter bu tton or igniti on switch key .
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 9 III. Primer Bulb and Choke In Temperatures above 40°F (5°C): Follow instructions in Section A .I. See "I. Primer Bulb Only" instructions on page 7. See Table 3 on page 7.
Page 10 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 7. If engine fires but does NOT continu e to run, move engine thr ottle control to “F AST” position and start engine. 8. If engine fails to start af ter 3 attempts in the “F AST” position, move engine throttle contr ol to “CHOKE” position and start engine.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 11 3. When starting a cold en gine, push primer bulb firmly 3 times, allowing primer bulb to return completely to orig- inal position between pushes. See Figure 24. NOTES Be sure to c over vent hole w hen pressin g primer bulb .
Page 12 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 III. Primer Bulb and Choke In Temperatures above 40°F (5°C): Follow instructions in Section B .I. See "I. Primer Bulb Only" instructions on page 10. See Tab le 4 on page 10.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 13 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 eration of an engine, especially by children, NEVER leave it unattended when it is running.
Page 14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 I. Oil Fill Cap With Dip stick If your engine has a dipstick go to step 1. If your engine does NOT have a dipstick, see "II. Oil Fill Cap Without Dipstick (Oil Fill Plug)" instructions on page 16.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 15 5. Place approved recyclable oil container under oil drain plug, if present.
Page 16 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 II. Oil Fill Cap Without Dip stick (Oil Fill Plug) If your engine does NOT have a dipstick go to step 1. If your engine has a dipstick, see "I. Oil Fill Cap With Dipstick" instructions on page 14.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 17 5. Place approved recyclable oil container under oil drain plug. 6. T ip engine to position the oil drain plug at the lowest point on the engine (see equipme nt manufacturer ’s instructions).
Page 18 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 B. Removing Debris from Engine Before each use, remove the air cleaner cover .
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 19 II. Servicing Paper Filters Paper filters cannot b e cleane d and must be repla ced once a year or every 100 operat ing hours; more often if used in extremely dusty condition s.
Page 20 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 E. Carburetor If you think your carburetor needs adjusting, see your nearest Authorized Tecumseh Ser vicing Dealer. Engine performance should NOT be affected at altitudes up to 7,000 feet (2,134 meters) .
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 21 IX. S toring Y our Engine A. Short-T erm/Seasonal Storage I. Clean Engine Before servicing the en gine remove the air cleaner cover and/or blower housing.
Page 22 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 II. Oil Cylinder Bore When lubricatin g cylinder bor e, fuel may spray from spar k 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 spar k plug.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 23 X. Preventing Forest, Brush and Grass Fires Local, state and federal laws may require use of a spark arrester to prevent fires.
Page 24 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 Before Each Use Scheduled Maintenan ce Every 5 Hours or Before Each Use 1.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 25 Every 25 Hours or 3 Month s Scheduled Maintenance 1. Change Oil Date________ _______Owner/Dealer Date________ _______Owner.
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181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 27 NOTES.
Page 28 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled 181-1216- 14 CALIFORNIA & US EP A EMISSION CONTROL W ARRANTY S T ATEMENT The U. S.
181-1216-14 Fou r-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 29 EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM W ARRANTY Emission Contro l System Warr anty (“ECS Warranty”) for 1995 and later model year California small off-road engines (for other states, 1997 and later model year engi nes): A .
T ecumsehPower LIMITED WARRANTY FOR NE W TECUMSEH ENGINES AND ELECTRONIC IGNITION MODULES For the time period shown be low from the date of pur chase and su bject to the exceptions and limita tions de.
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