Operator's Manual

3.Pushdownonhandletotipmowerandengine
backward,allowingalloiltorunintodrainpan.
4.Installdrainplugandrellcrankcasewiththe
speciedoil;refertoCheckingtheOilLevel.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Every100hours
1.Makesurewireisoffsparkplug.
2.Removewingnutssecuringaircleanercovertoair
cleanerandremovecover.Cleancoverthoroughly
(Figure28).
Figure28
1.Aircleanercover
3.Iffoamelementisdirty,removeitfrompaper
element(Figure29).Cleanthoroughly.
A.Washfoamelementinasolutionofliquidsoap
andwarmwater.Squeezetoremovedirt,butdo
nottwistbecausethefoammaytear.
B.Drybywrappinginacleanrag.Squeezeragand
foamelementtodry,butdonottwistbecause
thefoammaytear.
C.Saturateelementwithcleanengineoil.Squeeze
elementtoremoveexcessoilandtodistributeoil
thoroughly.Anoildampelementisdesirable.
Figure29
1.Foamelement2.Paperelement
4.Whenservicingfoamelement,checkconditionof
paperelement.Replaceasrequired.
Note:Donotusecompressedairtocleanthepaper
element.
5.Installfoamelement,paperelement,andaircleaner
cover.
Important:Donotoperatetheenginewithout
theaircleanerelementbecauseextremeengine
wearanddamagewilllikelyresult.
ReplacingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
UseanNGKBPR5ESsparkplugorequivalent.Correct
airgapis0.028-0.032inch.
1.Pullmoldedwireoffsparkplug(Figure30).
Figure30
1.Sparkplugwire
2.Cleanaroundsparkplugandremoveplugfrom
cylinderhead.
Important:Replaceacracked,fouled,ordirty
sparkplug.Donotsandblast,scrape,orclean
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