Operator's Manual

Figure24
1.Fillerneck2.Dipstick
3.Removethedipstickandwipeofftheoilwithaclean
rag.
4.Insertthedipstickintothellerneck,restitontheoil
llerneck,andturnitcounterclockwiseuntilthecap
dropsdowntolowestpointofthethreadleads.
Note:Donotthreadthecapontothetube.
5.Removedipstickandcheckoillevel.
Note:Donotoperatetheenginewiththeoillevel
belowtheAddmarkorabovetheFullmarkonthe
dipstick.
Note:Theoillevelshouldbeattopoftheindicator
onthedipstick(Figure24).
•Iftheoillevelislow,performthefollowing:
A.Pourthespeciedoilintothellerneck
(Figure24).
Note:Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
B.Repeatsteps3through5.
•Iftheoillevelishigh,preformthefollowing:
A.Removethecapfromthedraintting.
B.Draintheoiluntiltheoillevelisatthetopof
theindicatorondipstick;refertosteps
1of
ChangingtheEngineOil(page20).
C.Installthecapontothedraintting;referto
step
2ofChangingtheEngineOil(page20).
6.Insertthedipstickintothellerneckandtightenthe
dipstickbyhand.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every100hours(morefrequentlyinsevere
conditions).
Oilcapacity:0.60L(0.63qt)
Note:Draintheengineoilwhiletheengineiswarm.
1.Placeapanunderdrainttingandremovetheoil-drain
cap(Figure25).
Figure25
1.Draintting
3.Drainpan
2.Cap
2.Allowtheoiltodrainandtheninstalltheoil-draincap.
3.Cleanaroundthellerneckandremovethedipstick.
4.Filltothespeciedcapacitywiththespeciedoiland
replacethedipstick;refertoCheckingtheEngine-oil
Level(page19).
Note:Donotoverlltheenginewithoil.
5.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
6.Starttheengineandcheckforleaks.
7.Stoptheengineandchecktheoillevel;referto
CheckingtheEngine-oilLevel(page19).
CheckingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Sparkplugtype:Champion®RC12YC,Kohler®12132
02-S,orKoher2513214-S(RFIcompliant)
Spark-pluggap:0.76mm(0.030inch)
1.Disconnectthespark-plugwirefromtheterminalof
thesparkplug(Figure18).
2.Cleantheareaaroundthebaseofthesparkplug.
3.Removethesparkplugfromthecylinderheadby
rotatingtheplugcounterclockwise.
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