Use and Care Manual

ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Yearly—Changetheengineoil.
Ifpossible,runtheengineforafewminutesbefore
changingtheoilbecausewarmoilowsbetterand
carriesmorecontaminants.
Engineoilcapacity
0.70L(24oz)
OilviscosityRefertoFigure37.
APIserviceclassicationSJorhigher
UseFigure36belowtoselectthebestoilviscosityfor
theoutdoortemperaturerangeexpected:
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Figure36
1.Cleantheareaaroundtheoil-draincap(Figure
37).
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Figure37
1.Oil-draincap
2.Slideanoil-drainpanunderthedrainextension
andremovetheoil-draincap.
3.Draintheoil.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocal
recyclingcenter.
4.Installtheoil-draincap.
5.Fillthecrankcasewithoil.
LubricatingtheHexShaft
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Lubricatethehexshaft.
Lightlylubricatethehexshaftyearlywithautomotive
engineoil(Figure38).
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Figure38
1.Hexshaft
3.Rubberwheel
2.Steelfrictionpulley
Important:Donotgetoilontherubberwheelor
thesteelfrictionpulleybecausethetractiondrive
willslip(Figure38).
1.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.
2.Tipthemachineforwardontoitsaugerhousing
andblockitsothatitcannotfall.
3.Removethebackcover(Figure39).
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Figure39
1.Screws
4.Movethespeed-selectorlevertoPositionR2.
5.Dipyourngerinautomotiveengineoiland
lightlylubricatethehexshaft.
6.Movethespeed-selectorlevertoPosition6.
7.Lubricatetheotherendofthehexshaft.
8.Movethespeed-selectorleverforwardand
rearwardafewtimes.
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