Replacement Part List

How to Remove Oil

Caution: Used oil is a hazardous waste product and must be disposed of properly. Do not discard

with household waste. Check with your local authorities, service center, or dealer for safe

disposal/recycling facilities.

Removing Oil

The oil must be drained from the Oil Drain Plug (See figure 2)

1. Remove the dipstick.

2. Please an approved container below the oil drain plug.

3. Remove the Oil drain plug and allow oil to the drain into the approved container.

4. Install Oil drain plug and wrench tighten.

WARNING: When you drain the oil from the oil drain plug, the fuel tank must be empty or

fuel can leak out and result in fire or explosion. To empty the fuel tank, run

engine until it stops from lack of fuel.

Storage

WARNING:

When storing fuel or equipment with fuel in tank:

• Store away from furnaces, stoves, water heaters, or other appliances that have a

pilot light or other ignition source because they can ignite vapors.

When Transporting Equipment:

• Transport with fuel tank EMPTY or with fuel shut-off valve OFF.

The following precautions should be taken if storing your trimmer unit for a period exceeding 30 days, or

for seasonal storage.

• While engine is still warm, change oil.

• Clean engine of surface debris, chaff or grass.

• Drain all fuel from fuel tank into proper receptacle for storage.

• Remove spark plug. Place 1 teaspoon or 5 ml. of oil into spark plug hole.

• Pull starter rope slowly 8-10 times to properly coat the cylinder bore and piston for storage.

Replace spark plug and tighten. Any residual oil may burn off in subsequent starts. This may

result in white smoke emission from muffler.

• This trimmer may be stored in a variety of positions. It is best to store in horizontal position

with the spark plug up. Do not store or transport with the spark plug down.

Note: Storing

or transporting with the spark plug down will result in hard starting and/or engine smoking.

• Store in a clean dry area.

• When removing unit from storage, only use fresh gasoline. Perform operation checks (see

maintenance schedule) before starting engine.