Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspectthe
air-cleanerelements.
Every50hours—Cleantheair-lterelements.Clean
themmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Every300hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Replacethepaperair-cleanerelement.Replace
itmorefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions.
Important:Donotoperatetheenginewithoutthe
air-lterassembly;extremeenginedamagewilloccur.
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removethenutthatsecuresthecover(Figure13).
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Figure13
1.Nut3.Paperelement
2.Cover
4.Foamelement
4.Removethecover.
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
fallingintothebase.
5.Removethenut-restrainingair-lterassembly.
6.Removethefoamandpaperelementsfromthebase
(Figure13).
7.Removethefoamelementfromthepaperelement
(Figure13).
8.Inspectthefoamandpaperelements,andreplacethem
iftheyaredamagedorexcessivelydirty.
9.Ifthepaperelementisexcessivelydirty,replaceit.
Note:Nevertrytobrushdirtoffthepaperelement;
brushingforcesthedirtintothebers.
10.Cleanthefoamelementinwarm,soapywaterorin
anonammablesolvent.
11.Rinseanddrythefoamelementthoroughly.
12.Dipthefoamelementincleanengineoil,thensqueeze
outtheexcessoil.
Note:Excessoilinthefoamelementrestrictstheair
owthroughtheelementandmayreachthepaper
lterandclogit.
13.Wipedirtfromthebaseandthecoverwithamoistrag.
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
enteringtheairductleadingtothecarburetor.
14.Installtheair-cleanerelementsandensurethattheyare
properlypositioned.
15.Securelyinstallthecoverwiththenut.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSJorhigher)
CrankcaseCapacity:1.1L(37oz)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow(Figure14).
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0 20 40 60 80 100 F
-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 C
o
o
30
5W - 30 / 10W - 30
Figure14
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst25hours
Every100hours
WARNING
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,and
contactwithhotoilcancauseseverepersonalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyoudrain
it.
1.Shutofftheenginebyreleasingtheoperator-presence
bail,disengagetheailblades,andwaitforallmoving
partstostop.
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