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Changing the Engine Oil

Ifthe enginehas beenrecentlyrun,the engine,mufflerandsur-

roundingmetalsurfaceswill be hotandcan causeburnsto the skin.

Exercisecautionto avoidburns.

NOTE:The oilfiltershouldbechangedat everyoilchangeinterval.To

completeanoilchange,proceedasfollows:

1. WithengineOFFbutstillwarm,disconnectsparkplugwire and

keepit awayfromsparkplug.

2. Removetheoil fill cap/dipstickfromthe oil fill tube.See Figure20.

Figure20

Removethe airfiltercover.

To removethe airfilter,lift theendof the filter.SeeFigure21.

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[Pre-Cleaner

Engine

3. Disconnectthe oil drainhosefromthe side of theengine.

4. Turnand removethe oildraincap.Carefullylowerthe quickoil

drainintoanapprovedcontainer.

5. Aftertheoil hasdrained,installthe oildraincap.Attachthe oil

drainhoseto the sideofthe engine.

Usedoil is a hazardouswasteproduct.Disposeof usedoil properly.

Donotdiscardwith householdwaste.Checkwithyourlocalauthori-

tiesor SearsServiceCenterfor safedisposal/recyclingfacilities.

6. Reconnectsparkplugwire.

Air Cleaner

Iffilters,orcoversarenot installedcorrectlyseriousinjuryor death

could resultfrombackfire.Do notattempttostartthe enginewith

them removed.

Do notusepressurizedairor solventsto cleanthe aircleaner

cartridge.

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Figure21

3. Removethepre-cleanerfromthe filter.

4. To loosendebris,gentlytap thefilterona hardsurface.If thefilter

isexcessivelydirty, replacewitha newfilter.

5. Washthe pre-cleanerinliquiddetergentandwater.Allowit to

thoroughlyair dry.Donot oilthepre-cleaner.

6. Assemblethe dry pre-cleanerto the filter.

7. Installthe filterintothe enginebaseand pushdownuntilthe filter

snapsinplace.

8. Installthe cover.

Spark Plug

1. Cleanareaaroundthe sparkplugbase.Donot sandblastspark

plug.Sparkplugshouldbecleanedby scrapingor wirebrushing

andwashingwitha commercialsolvent

2. Removeandinspectthe sparkplug.Checkgapto makesureit is

setat .030".SeeFigure22.

Electrode Porcelain

_'4"====.030(.76ram)gap

Figure22

3. Replacethe sparkplug(Champion@RC12YC)oncea season.