User Manual

Maintenance
Daily
mainte-
nance
before
opera-
tion
Maintenance interval in hours
20
hours or
each
month
50
hours or
each 3
months
100
hours or
each 6
months
300
hours or
1 time
each
year
Each 2
years
Do a check of the idle speed. Adjust the idle speed
if it is necessary.
X**
Do a check of the valve clearance. Adjust the valve
clearance if it is necessary.
X**
Clean the fuel tank, fuel strainer and carburetor. X**
Clean the combustion chamber. X**
Replace the fuel lines if it is necessary. X**
To clean the product
CAUTION: Do not use water to clean
the product. Water can cause damage to the
product.
• Use a moist cloth to clean the external surfaces of
the product.
• Use a soft brush to remove dirt and oil.
• Use a vacuum cleaner to remove clean dirt and
unwanted material from the product.
• Use compressed air to remove dirt from cooling slots
and other opening on the product.
CAUTION: The pressure of the
compressed air must not be more than
25 psi.
To do a check of the engine oil level
CAUTION: Do not operate the product
with low engine oil level. It can cause
damage to the engine.
CAUTION: Use engine oil that has SJ
class, SL class, or better, from the American
Petroleum Institute (API). Do not use special
additives. Select a viscosity range that
agrees with the ambient temperature. Refer
to the illustration below.
10W-30
SAE 30
Synthetic 5W-30
1. Stop the product fully and make sure that the
product is on level ground.
2. Clean the area around the oil tank.
3. Remove the oil tank cap and dipstick.
4. Clean the oil from the dipstick.
5. Put the dipstick back fully into the oil tank.
6. Remove the dipstick.
7. Examine the engine oil level on the dipstick.
8. If the engine oil level is low, fill engine oil until the
engine oil is to the mark (A) on the dipstick. Refer to
Technical data on page 15 for the oil tank capacity.
A A
9. Do a check of the engine oil level again.
10. Install the oil tank cap and dipstick.
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