Operator's Manual

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Figure40
9.Wait3minutesfortheoiltosettleintheengine.
10.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
11.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltubeandscrew
itin,thenremovethedipstick.
12.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick.
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoolow,
carefullypourasmallamountofoilinto
theoil-lltube,wait3minutes,andrepeat
steps10through12untiltheoillevelonthe
dipstickiscorrect.
•Iftheoillevelonthedipstickistoohigh,
draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelonthe
dipstickiscorrect.
Important:Iftheoillevelintheengineistoo
lowortoohighandyouruntheengine,you
maydamagetheengine.
13.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely.
14.Recycletheusedoilproperly.
LubricatingtheHexShaft
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Lubricatethehexshaft.
Lightlylubricatethehexshaftyearlywithautomotive
engineoil(Figure41).
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Figure41
1.Hexshaft
3.Rubberwheel
2.Aluminumfrictionplate
Important:Donotgetoilontherubberwheel
orthealuminumfrictiondriveplatebecausethe
tractiondrivewillslip(Figure41).
1.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.
2.Tipthemachineforwardontoitsaugerhousing
andblockitsothatitcannotfall.
3.Removethebackcover(Figure42).
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Figure42
1.Backcover
4.Movethespeed-selectorlevertoPositionR2.
5.Dipyourngerinautomotiveengineoiland
lightlylubricatehexshaft.
6.Movethespeed-selectorlevertoPosition6.
7.Lubricatetheotherendofthehexshaft.
8.Movethespeed-selectorleverforwardand
rearwardafewtimes.
9.Installthebackcoverandreturnthemachineto
theoperatingposition.
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