Operator's Manual

ServicingtheEngineOil
Note:Changetheoilmorefrequentlywhentheoperating
conditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
OilType:DetergentoilwithanAPIserviceofSJorhigher.
CrankcaseCapacity:2liters(2.1qt)
Viscosity:SAE10W-30isrecommendedforgeneraluse.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst25hours
Every100hours
Yearlyorbeforestorage
1.Starttheengineandletitrunveminutes.Thiswarms
theoilsoitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightlylower
thantheoppositesidetoensurethattheoildrains
completely.
3.Settheparkingbrakeandstoptheengine.
4.Placeapanundertheoil-drainhole.
5.Removethedrainpluganddraintheoilthroughthe
holeslotintheframe(Figure13).
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Figure13
1.Oil-drainhole2.Oil-llcap
6.Whentheoilhasdrainedcompletely,installtheplug
andwipeupanyspilledoil.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatacertiedrecycling
center.
7.Removetheoilllcapandslowlypourapproximately
80%ofthespeciedamountofoilintotheengine
(Figure13).
8.Slowlyaddadditionaloiltobringtheoilleveltothe
upperlimitmarkonthedipstick.RefertoChanging
theEngineOil(page14).
9.Installtheoil-llcap.
CleaningtheSedimentCup
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Yearlyorbeforestorage
Underneaththefuelvalveisasedimentcuptocatchdirtin
thefuel.
1.MovethefuelvalvetotheOffposition,alltheway
totheleft.
2.Unscrewthesedimentcup.Makesurenottomisplace
theO-ring(Figure14).
Figure14
1.Sedimentcup2.O-Ring
3.Cleanthereservoirandtheo-ringusingacleaning
solventanddrycarefully.
Note:Makesurenottomisplacetheo-ring.
4.PuttheO-ringinplaceinthegrooveofthecupand
replacethesedimentcup.
5.TurnthefuelvalvetotheOnposition,allthewaytothe
right,andcheckforleaks.Ifitleaks,replacetheo-ring.
ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Checkthesparkplugs.
Ensurethattheairgapbetweenthecenterandsideelectrodes
iscorrectbeforeinstallingthesparkplug.Useasparkplug
wrenchforremovingandinstallingthesparkpluganda
gappingtool/feelergaugetocheckandadjusttheairgap.
Installanewsparkplugifnecessary.
Type:BPR6ES(NKG)orequivalent
AirGap:0.70-0.80mm(0.28–0.031inch)
RemovingtheSparkPlug
1.Lowerthegrinderandstopthemachine;Referto
StoppingtheEngine(page10).
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