oil drain plug on Ariens 926DLE

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oil drain plug on Ariens 926DLE
Original Message Dec 7, 2005 11:17 am

well, i read the Ariens and the Tecumseh manuals, but could not find one that identified the location of the engine oil drain plug. does anyone have any pictures?

also, what is the preferred oil? is the engine broken in sufficiently at 2 hours to start using synthetic oil? the oil chart shows 5w30 to -16C; would a 0w30 work just as well? i know in my mower i shouldn't use 0w30 or 5w30, but instead 10w30.

is there a source for the stens grease other than the dealer? online? what about shear bolts?

thanks!

Garandman

Location: South Boston, MA
Joined: Mar 10, 2005
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Re: oil drain plug on Ariens 926DLE
Reply #9 Dec 9, 2005 7:05 pm

oakville wrote:

noticed something odd this am though - the drive belt would slip sometimes, especially in top gear, but only for the first 15 minutes. then it grabbed well, and i had a hard time keeping up with the machine when travelling.

"They all do that."

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