Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Shutofftheenginebeforecheckingtheoilor
addingoiltothecrankcase.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
EngineOilSpecication
Type:APlserviceclassicationSLorhigher
Viscosity:selecttheoilviscosityaccordingto
ambienttemperature;refertoFigure27.
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Figure27
CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhen
theengineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedforthe
day.Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrain
backdowntothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checkingit.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page22).
2.Cleantheareaaroundtheoil-llercap(Figure
28).
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Figure28
1.Oil-llercap
2.Fillerport
3.Removetheoil-llercapbyrotatingit
counterclockwise.
4.Checktheoillevel(Figure29).
Theengineisfullofoilwhentheoillevelisat
thebottomedgeoftheoil-llport.
Note:Iftheoillevelisbelowthebottomedgeof
theoil-llport,addenoughofthespeciedoilto
raiseleveltothebottomedgeoftheoil-llport.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcase
withengineoil.
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Figure29
1.Oil-llport(bottomedge)
2.Engine-oillevel
5.Installtheoil-llercapandwipeupanyspilled
oil.
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