Operator's Manual

ServicingtheSparkPlug(s)
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Ensurethattheairgapbetweenthecenterandside
electrodesiscorrectbeforeinstallingthesparkplug.
Useasparkplugwrenchforremovingandinstalling
thesparkplugandagappingtoolorfeelergaugeto
checkandadjusttheairgap.Installanewsparkplug
ifnecessary.
TypeofSparkPlug:
•KawasakiFX751andFX801engines—NGK
®
BPR4ESorequivalent
•KawasakiFX921engines—NGK
®
BPR5ESor
equivalent
AirGap:0.75mm(0.030inch)
RemovingtheSparkPlug(s)
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Cleantheareaaroundthebaseoftheplugto
keepdirtanddebrisoutoftheengine.
4.Locateandremovethesparkplug(s)asshown
inFigure52.
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Figure52
CheckingtheSparkPlug(s)
Important:Donotcleanthesparkplug(s).
Alwaysreplacethesparkplug(s)whenithasa
blackcoating,wornelectrodes,anoilylm,or
cracks.
Ifyouseelightbrownorgrayontheinsulator,the
engineisoperatingproperly.Ablackcoatingonthe
insulatorusuallymeanstheaircleanerisdirty.
Setthegapto0.75mm(0.03inch).
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Figure53
InstallingtheSparkPlug(s)
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Figure54
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