Operator's Manual

4.Removethecover(Figure16BoxB).
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
fallingintothebase.
5.Removethefoamandpaperelementsfromthebase
(Figure16BoxC).
6.Removethefoamelementfromthepaperelement
(Figure16BoxD).
7.Inspectthefoamandpaperelements,andreplacethem
iftheyaredamagedorexcessivelydirty.
Note:Nevertrytobrushdirtoffthepaperelement;
brushingforcesthedirtintothebers.
8.Cleanthefoamelementinwarm,soapywaterorina
nonammablesolvent.
Note:Donotusegasolinetocleanthefoamelement
becauseitcouldcreateariskofreorexplosion.
9.Rinseanddrythefoamelementthoroughly.
10.Dipthefoamelementincleanengineoil,thensqueeze
outtheexcessoil.
Note:Excessoilinthefoamelementrestrictstheair
owthroughtheelementandmayreachthepaper
lterandclogit.
11.Wipedirtfromthebaseandthecoverwithamoistrag.
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
enteringtheairductleadingtothecarburetor.
12.Installtheaircleanerelementsandensurethattheyare
properlypositioned.
13.Securelyinstallthecoverwiththenut.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:4-cycleengineoilthatmeetsorexceedsthe
requirementsforAPIservicecategorySJorhigher
Models
CrankcaseCapacity
68048and68049
0.58L(0.61USqt)
68050and68051
1.1L(1.2USqt)
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseistoolow
ortoohighandyouruntheengine,youmaydamage
theengine.
Viscosity:UseSAE10W-30forgeneraluse.Youcanuse
theotherviscositiesshowninthechartwhentheaverage
temperatureinyourareaiswithintheindicatedrange(
Figure
8).
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0 20 40 60 80 100 F
-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 C
o
o
30
5W - 30 / 10W - 30
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ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst25hours
Every100hours
WARNING
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,and
contactwithhotoilcancauseseverepersonalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyoudrain
it.
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.SettheDyna-ClutchlevertotheStopposition,stop
theengine,andwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
4.Placeapanunderthedrainplugtocatchtheoil.
5.Removethedrainplug(
Figure18).
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Figure18
1.Drainplug
6.Replacetheplugwhentheoilhasdrainedcompletely.
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatacertiedrecycling
center.
7.Removethedipstick(
Figure9)andslowlypouroilinto
thellholeuntiltheoilpoursoutofthellhole.
8.Installandsecurethedipstick.
9.Wipeupanyspilledoil.
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