Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
•Checktheaircleanerbodyfordamagewhichcould
causeanairleak.Replaceifdamaged.Checkthe
wholeintakesystemforleaks,damageorloosehose
clamps.
•Servicetheaircleanerlterbefore200hoursifthe
engineperformancesuffersduetoextremelydusty,
dirtyconditions.Changingtheairlterbeforeitis
necessaryonlyincreasesthechanceofdirtentering
theenginewhenthelterisremoved.
•Besurethecoverisseatedcorrectlyandsealswith
theaircleanerbody.
1.Releasethelatchessecuringtheaircleanercoverto
theaircleanerbody(Figure44).
Figure44
1.Aircleanerlatches3.Filter
2.Dustcap
4.Outletvalve
2.Removethecoverfromtheaircleanerbody.Before
removingthelter,uselowpressureair(40psi,
cleananddry)tohelpremovelargeaccumulations
ofdebrispackedbetweenoutsideofprimarylter
andthecanister.Avoidusinghighpressureairwhich
couldforcedirtthroughthelterintotheintake
tract.Thiscleaningprocesspreventsdebrisfrom
migratingintotheintakewhentheprimarylteris
removed.
3.Removeandreplacetheprimarylter.Cleaningof
theusedelementisnotrecommendedduetothe
possibilityofdamagetotheltermedia.Inspectthe
newlterforshippingdamage,checkingthesealing
endofthelterandthebody.Donotuseadamaged
element.Insertthenewlterbyapplyingpressureto
theouterrimoftheelementtoseatitinthecanister.
Donotapplypressuretotheexiblecenterofthe
lter.
4.Cleanthedirtejectionportlocatedintheremovable
cover.Removetherubberoutletvalvefromthe
cover,cleanthecavityandreplacetheoutletvalve.
5.Installthecoverorientingtherubberoutletvalvein
adownwardposition–betweenapproximately5:00
to7:00whenviewedfromtheend.
6.Reinstallthecoverandsecurethelatches(Figure44).
ChangingtheEngineOiland
Filter
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every50hours
Every100hours
1.Removethedrainplugandletoilowintoadrain
pan.Whentheoilstops,installthedrainplug.
2.Removetheoillter.Applyalightcoatofcleanoil
tothenewltergasket.
3.Screwthelteronbyhanduntilthegasketcontacts
thelteradapter,thentighten1/2to3/4turn
further.Donotovertighten.
4.Addoiltothecrankcase;refertoCheckingthe
EngineOil.
5.Disposeoftheusedoilproperly.
AdjustingtheThrottleControl
Properthrottleoperationisdependentuponproper
adjustmentofthethrottlecontrol.Beforeadjustingthe
carburetor,ensurethatthethrottlecontrolisoperating
properly.
1.MovetheremotethrottlecontrollevertotheSlow
position.
2.Loosenthecableclampscrewsecuringthecableto
theengine(Figure45).
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