PreparingforMaintenance
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthesparkplugwirefromthesparkplug
andhookitontotheretainingpost(Figure24)before
performinganymaintenanceprocedure.
Figure24
3.Afterperformingthemaintenanceprocedure(s),
connectthesparkplugwiretothesparkplug.
Important:Beforetippingthemowertochange
theoilorreplacetheblade,allowthefueltankto
rundrythroughnormalusage.Ifyoumusttipthe
mowerpriortorunningoutoffuel,useahandfuel
pumptoremovethefuel.Alwaystipthemower
ontoitsside,withtheairfilterup.
Tippingthemowermaycausethefueltoleak.
Gasolineisflammable,explosiveandcancause
personalinjury.
Runtheenginedryorremovethegasolinewitha
handpump;neversiphon.
ReplacingtheAirFilter
Replacetheairfilteryearly;replaceitmorefrequently
industyoperatingconditions.RefertoPreparingfor
Maintenance.
1.Useascrewdrivertoopentheairfiltercover(Figure
25).
Figure25
2.Replacetheairfilter(Figure26).
Figure26
3.Installthecover.
ChangingtheEngineOil
Changetheengineoilafterthefirst5operatinghours;
changeityearlythereafter.
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.Warmoilflowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
1.RefertoPreparingforMaintenance.
2.Removethedipstick(Figure27).
Figure27
3.Tipthemowerontoitssidewiththeairfilteruptodrain
theusedoiloutthroughtheoilfilltube(Figure28).
Figure28
4.Slowlypouroilintotheoilfilltubeuntiltheoillevel
reachestheFulllineonthedipstick(Figure29).Do
notoverfill.(Max.fill:20oz.(0.59l),type:SAE30W
detergentoilwithanAPIserviceclassificationofSF,
SG,SH,SJ,SL,orhigher.)
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