Operator's Manual

ServicingtheAirFilter
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspect
theair-lterelements.
Every50hours—Cleantheair-lterelements.
Cleanthemmorefrequentlyindustyoperating
conditions.
Every200hours—Replacetheair-lter
elements.Replacethemmorefrequentlyin
dustyoperatingconditions.
Important:Donotoperatetheenginewithoutthe
air-lterassemblyinplace;otherwise,extreme
enginedamagewilloccur.
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removethe2nutsthatsecurethecover(Figure
22).
4.Removethecover.
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
fallingintothebaseoftheairlter.
5.Removethefoamandpaperelementsfromthe
baseoftheairlter(Figure22).
6.Removethefoamelementfromthepaper
element(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Nut(2)
4.Foamelement
2.Cover
5.Base
3.Paperelement
7.Inspectthefoamandpaperelements,and
replacethemiftheyaredamagedorexcessively
dirty.
8.Ifthepaperelementisexcessivelydirty,replace
it.
Note:Nevertrytobrushdirtoffthepaper
element;brushingforcesthedirtintothebers.
9.Cleanthefoamelementinwarm,soapywater
orinanonammablesolvent.
Note:Donotusegasolinetocleanthefoam
elementbecauseitcouldcreateariskofreor
explosion.
10.Rinseanddrythefoamelementthoroughly.
11.Dipthefoamelementincleanengineoil,then
squeezeouttheexcessoil.
Note:Excessoilinthefoamelementrestricts
theairowthroughtheelementandmayreach
thepaperlterandclogit.
12.Wipedirtfromboththebaseandthecoverof
theairlterwithamoistrag.
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
enteringtheairductleadingtothecarburetor.
13.Installtheair-lterelementsandensurethat
theyareproperlyinplace.
14.Securelyinstallthecoverwiththe2nutsthat
youremovedinstep3.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst8hours
Every50hours
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
EngineOilSpecications
Engineoilcapacity
0.65L(22oz)
OilviscositySAE30orSAE10W-30
detergentoil
APIserviceclassicationSJorhigher
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.
4.Placeasuitabledrainpanunderthedipstick/oil
drain.
5.Cleanaroundthedipstick.
6.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout.
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