Operator's Manual

ServicingthePaperElement
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)—Servicetheair-cleanerpaper
element(moreoftenindusty,dirty
conditions).
Every200hours/Every2years(whichevercomes
rst)—Replacetheair-cleanerpaperelement(more
oftenindusty,dirtyconditions).
1.Lightlytaptheelementonaatsurfacetoremovedust
anddirt.
2.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoilylm,anddamage
totheseal.
Important:Donotcleanthepaperelement
withpressurizedairorliquids,suchassolvent,
gasoline,orkerosene.Replacethepaperelement
ifitisdamagedorcannotbecleanedthoroughly.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSF,SG,SH,SJ,orSL)
CrankcaseCapacity:withlter—2.4L(2.5USqt)
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
SAE 5W -30, 10W -30
SAE 30
SYNTHETIC 5W -20, 5W -30, 10W -30
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Figure45
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keepyourhands,feet,face,clothing,andother
bodypartsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Ifyouoverllorunderlltheengine
crankcasewithoilandruntheengine,youmaydamage
theengine.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
blade-controlswitch,shutofftheengine,engage
parkingbrake,andremovethekey.
2.Makesurethattheengineisshutoff,level,andiscool,
sothattheoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoil-llcapanddipstickbefore
removingit(Figure46).
4.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
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