Operator's Manual

7.Removetheoil-level-checkboltandwasher
fromtheoil-levelport(Figure58).
•Iftheoillevelisbelowthethreadsinthe
oil-levelport,addoilasfollows:
A.Removethellerboltandwasherfrom
thellerportonthetopofthereduction
case(Figure58).
B.Slowlypourthespeciedoilintothell
portuntiltheoillevelislevelwiththe
threadsatthebottomoftheoil-level
port.
C.Installthellerboltandthewasherto
thellerportofthereductioncase,and
tightenthellerbolt(Figure58).
•Iftheoillevelistoohigh,allowtheoiltoow
outuntilitisushwiththethreadsatthe
bottomoftheoil-levelport.
8.Whentheoilislevelisushwiththethreads
atthebottomoftheoil-levelport,installthe
oil-level-checkboltandwashertotheport,and
tightenthebolt(Figure58).
9.Installthedividerplate;refertoDisconnecting
theSpark-PlugWire(page25).
ChangingtheReduction-CaseOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst20hours—Change
thereduction-caseoil.
Every100hours/Every6months(whichever
comesrst)—Changethereduction-caseoil.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandshut
offtheengine.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug;referto
DisconnectingtheSpark-PlugWire(page25).
4.Removetheengine;refertoRemovingthe
Engine(page34).
5.Drainthefueltank;refertoDrainingtheFuel
Tank(page36).
6.Removethellerboltandwasherfromtheller
portonthetopofthereductioncase(Figure59).
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Figure59
1.Oil-level-check
bolt
3.Oil-levelport
5.Fillerport
2.Washer4.Pulley6.Fillerbolt
7.Removetheoil-level-checkboltandwasher
fromtheoil-levelportinthesideofthereduction
case(Figure59).
8.Alignadrainpantothehingeoftheenginedeck
(Figure60).
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Figure60
9.Rotatetheengineonthehingesideofthe
enginedeck,anddraintheoilfromthereduction
case(Figure60).
10.Carefullylowertheengineandenginedeck.
11.Slowlypourthespeciedoilintothellport
untiltheoillevelislevelwiththethreadsatthe
bottomoftheoil-levelport(Figure58).
12.Installtheoil-level-checkboltandwashertothe
oil-levelportofthereductioncase,andtighten
thebolt(Figure59).
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