Manual

Alwaysstopengine,disconnectsparkplugwire,andgroundagainst

enginebeforeperformingany typeof maintenanceon yourmachine.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

• Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany maintenance.

• Thewarrantyon thislawnmowerdoesnot coveritemsthathave

beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.To receivefull

valuefromwarranty,operatormustmaintainthe equipmentas

instructedhere.

• Changingofengine-governedspeedwill voidenginewarranty.

• Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedat leastonceeach season.

• Periodicallycheckall fastenersandmakesurethesearetight.

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

Spark Plug

Forgoodperformance,the sparkplugmustbeproperlygappedand

freeof deposits.Replacethe sparkplugannually.

1. Disconnectthecap fromthesparkplug,andremoveanydirt from

the sparkplugarea.

2. Usethe propersizesparkplugwrenchto removethe sparkplug.

NOTE: Replacewitha Champion®RJ19HJsparkplug.

3. Checkthegapwitha wire gauge.SeeFigure15.Sparkpluggap

shouldbe0.030in (0.76ram).If necessary,resetthe gap.

4. installandtightenthe sparkplugto the recommendedtorque(180

Ib-in[20 Nm]).

5. Attachthe sparkplugcapto thesparkplug.

Air Cleaner

A dirtyaircleanerwill restrictairflowto the carburetorandcausepoor

engineperformance,inspectthe filtereachtimetheengineis oper-

ated.Youwill needto cleanthe filtermorefrequentlyif youoperatethe

enginein verydusty areas.

Cleantheair cleanerevery25hoursof operationoronce a season.

Replacetheaircleanerannually.

Neverstartor runthe enginewiththe aircleanerassemblyor theair

filterremoved.

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Figure15

Figure 16

NOTE:Do notuse pressurizedairor solventsto cleanthe filter.Pres-

surizedair can damagethefilterandsolventswill dissolvethefilter.

1. Loosenscrewandtilt plastichousingcoveron sideof engine

down.SeeFigure16.

2. Removeairfilterfromplastichousingcover.

3. Toloosendebris,gentlytap the filterona hardsurface,if the filter

is excessivelydirty, replacewitha newfilter.

4. insertcover'stabsinto slotsin bottomof base.

5. Tiltcoverupinto placeandtightenscrew.