Manual

Alwaysstopengine,disconnectsparkplugwire,andgroundagainst

enginebeforeperformingany typeof maintenanceon yourmachine.

GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS

• Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany maintenance.

• Thewarrantyon thislawnmowerdoesnot coveritemsthathave

beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.To receivefull

valuefromwarranty,operatormustmaintaintheequipmentas

instructedhere.

• Changingofengine-governedspeedwill voidenginewarranty.

• Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedat leastonceeachseason.

• Periodicallycheckall fastenersandmakesurethesearetight.

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

Spark Plug

Forgoodperformance,the sparkplugmustbeproperlygappedand

freeof deposits.Replacethe sparkplugannually.

1. Disconnectthe cap fromthe sparkplug,andremoveanydirt from

the sparkplugarea.

2. Usethe propersizesparkplugwrenchto removethe sparkplug.

NOTE: Replacewitha Champion®RC12YCsparkplug.

3. Checkthegapwitha wire gauge.SeeFigure13.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 cleanerevery25hoursofoperationoronce a season.

Replacetheaircleanerannually.

Neverstartor runthe enginewiththe aircleanerassemblyor theair

filterremoved.

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Figure13

Figure14

NOTE:Do notuse pressurizedairor solventsto cleanthe filter.Pres-

surizedair can damagethefilterandsolventswill dissolvethefilter.

1. Loosenscrewandtilt plastichousingcoveron sideof engine

down.SeeFigure14.

2. Removeairfilterfromplastichousingcoverandreplacewith

cleanor newfilter.

3. insertcover'stabsinto slotsin bottomof base.

4. Tiltcoverupinto placeandtightenscrew.