Operator's Manual

Cleaning
CleaningtheMachine
Regularcleaningandwashingwillincreasethelifespanof
themachine.Cleanthemachineaftereachuse,beforethe
dirthardens.
Ensurethatthefueltankcapandoilcap/dipstickaresecure
toavoidgettingwaterinthetank.
Usecarewhenusingahigh-pressuresprayerbecauseitcan
damagewarningdecals,instructionsigns,andtheengine
Important:Lubricatethearborbearingsaftercleaning;
refertoGreasingtheMachine(page27).
Storage
StoringtheMachine
Forstorageover30days,preparetheunitasfollows:
1.Removedirtandgrimefromtheexternalpartsof
theentireunit,especiallytheengine.Cleandirtand
sawdustchipsfromtheoutsideoftheenginecylinder
headnsandblowerhousing.
Important:Youcanwashtheunitwithmild
detergentandwater.
2.Conditionthefuelsystemasfollows:
A.Addapetroleumbasedstabilizer/conditionerto
fuelinthetank.Followmixinginstructionsfrom
stabilizermanufacturer.(1oz.perUSgallon).
Donotuseanalcoholbasedstabilizer(ethanol
ormethanol).
Important:Donotstore
stabilizer/conditionedgasolineover90
days.
Note:Fuelstabilizer/conditionerismost
effectivewhenmixedwithfreshgasolineandused
atalltimes.
B.Runtheenginetodistributeconditionedfuel
throughthefuelsystem(5minutes).
C.Stoptheengine,allowittocool,anddrainthe
fueltankusingapumptypesiphon.Disposeof
fuelproperly;recycleasperlocalcodes.
D.Starttheengineandrunituntilitstops.
E.Choketheengine.
F.Startandruntheengineuntilitwillnotstartagain.
3.Cleanthesedimentcup;referto
CleaningtheSedimentCup(page30).
4.Servicetheaircleaner;referto
ServicingtheAirFilter(page28).
5.Changetheenginecrankcaseoil;referto
ChangingtheEngineOil(page29).
6.Removethesparkplugandcheckthecondition;refer
toServicingtheSparkPlug(page31).
7.Conditiontheengineasfollows:
A.Removethesparkplugandpourtwotablespoons
ofengineoilintothesparkplughole;referto
RemovingtheSparkPlug(page31).
B.Pulltherecoilstarthandleslowlytocrankthe
engineanddistributetheoilinsidethecylinder.
C.Installthesparkplug;referto
InstallingtheSparkPlug(page32).
Note:Donotinstallthewireonthesparkplug.
8.Greasethebearingsforthearborandrearwheel
andlubricatethethreadsofthebladeelevation
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