Operator's Manual

FillingtheFuelTank
Fueltankcapacity:21.6liters(5.7USgallons).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandstoptheengine.
Allowtheenginetocool.
2.Cleanaroundthefueltankcapandremoveit.
3.Addunleadedgasolinetothefueltank,untilthelevelis
justbelowthebottomofthellerneck.
Important:Thisspaceinthetankallowsgasoline
toexpand.Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.
4.Installthefueltankcapsecurely,turningituntilitclicks.
5.Wipeupanygasolinethatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Oiltype:APIclassicationSJorlater.
Oilviscosity:selectedtheoilviscosityaccordingtoambient
temperatureinthetablebelow.
Oilviscositytable
Over13degreesC.(40degreesF .)SAE30or
10W30
Below13degreesC.(40degreesF.)SAE20or
10W30
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhenthe
engineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedfortheday.Ifithas
alreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrainbackdowntothe
sumpforatleast10minutesbeforechecking.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandstoptheengine.
Allowtheenginetocool.
2.Unlatchandremovethecowl.
3.Cleanaroundtheoilllercap/dipstick(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Fillertube4.Lowerlimit
2.Dipstick
5.Oildrainbolt
3.Upperlimit
4.Removetheoilllercap/dipstickbyrotatingit
counterclockwise(Figure6).
5.Wipetheoilllercap/dipstickcleanandinsertitinto
llerport.
Note:Donotscrewintoport.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausetheenginemaybedamaged.
6.Removeandchecklevelofoil.
Note:Ifoillevelisnearorbelowthelowerlimitmark
onthedipstick,addonlyenoughofthespeciedoilto
raiseleveltotheupperlimitmark(bottomedgeofthe
oilllhole);refertoFigure6.
7.Checklevelofoil(Figure6).
8.Installtheoilllercap/dipstickandwipeupanyspilled
oil(Figure6).
9.Installthecowlandsecurethelatches.
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