Owner's Manual

SERVICING YOUR GENERATOR

4.Visually inspect the spark plug. Replace it if the electrodes are worn

or if the insulator is cracked, chipped, or fouled.

5.Measure the spark plug electrode gap with a wire-type feeler gauge.

Correct the gap, if necessary, by carefully bending the side electrode.

The gap should be:



0.028–0.031 in (0.7–0.8 mm)

6.Check that the spark plug sealing washer is in good condition, and

threa

d the spark plug in by hand to prevent cross-threading.

7.After the spark plug is seated, tighten with a spark pl

ug wr

ench to

compress the washer.

If installing a new spark plug, tighten 1/2 turn after the spark plug

seats to compress the washer. If reinstalling a used spark plug,

tighten 1/8

–

1/4 turn after the spark plug seats to compress the

washer.

A loose spark plug can overheat and damage the engine.

Overtigh

tening the spark plug can damage the threads in the cylinder

head.

8.Reinstall the spark plug cap on the spark plug securely.

SIDE ELECTRODE

SEALING WASHER

0.028–0.031 in (0.7–0.8 mm)

INSULATOR

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