Mfg. Co. Inc. Lawn Mower User Manual

Maintenance
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Every100hours
•Changetheoillter(EC21KA,EC21KABBC,EC21KAX,EC21KAY,EC21KABBCX,
EC21KABBCY ,EC21KACA,andEC21KABBCCAUnits).
•Checkthesparkplugs.
•Cleanthefuellterelement.
Every250hours
•Replacetheairlterelements(EC21ASHNUnits).(Mayneedmoreofteniftheyare
damagedorexcessivelydirty.)
•Replacetheairlterelements(EC21HNBBCandEC21HNBBCXUnits).(Mayneedmore
ofteniftheyaredamagedorexcessivelydirty.)
Every300hours
•Replacethepaperairlter(KawasakiUnits).(Mayneedmoreoftenindustyconditions.
SeetheEnginemanualforadditionalinformation.)
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedorbeforestorage.
PeriodicMaintenance
CheckEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesureunitisonalevelsurface.
2.Checkwithenginecold.
3.Cleanareaarounddipstick.Removedipstickand
wipeoiloff.Reinsertthedipstickandpushitall
thewaydownintothetube.DoNotscrewinto
place.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevel.
Figure19
HondaEngine
1.Lowerlimitmark3.Dipstick
2.Upperlimitmark
Figure20
KawasakiEngine
1.Dipstick3.Add
2.Full
4.Iftheoillevelislow,wipeofftheareaaroundthe
oilllcap,removecapandlltothe“FULL”
markonthedipstick.Useoilasspeciedin
EngineOwner’sManual.DoNotoverll.
Important:DoNotoperatetheenginewiththe
oillevelbelowthe“LOW”(or“ADD”)markon
thedipstick,oroverthe“FULL”mark.
CheckingtheBladeBrake
Clutch(BladeBrakeClutch
Only)
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
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