Alwaysstopengine,disconnectsparkplugwire,andgroundagainst
enginebeforeperformingany typeof maintenanceon yourmachine.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperforminganymaintenance.
• Thewarrantyon thislawnmowerdoesnot coveritemsthathave
beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.To receivefull
valuefromwarranty,operatormustmaintaintheequipmentas
instructedhere.
• Changingof engine-governedspeedwill voidenginewarranty.
• Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedat leastonceeach season.
• Periodicallycheckall fastenersandmakesurethesearetight.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Spark Plug
Forgoodperformance,the sparkplugmustbeproperlygappedand
freeof deposits.Replacethe sparkplugannually.
1. Disconnectthecapfromthesparkplug,andremoveanydirtfrom
thesparkplugarea.
2. Usethe propersizesparkplugwrenchto removethe sparkplug.
f
Electrode
Figure11
NOTE:Replacewitha Champion®RC12YCsparkplug.
3. Checkthegapwitha wire gauge.SeeFigure11.Sparkpluggap
shouldbe0.030in (0.76ram).If necessary,resetthegap.
4. installandtightenthe sparkplugto the recommendedtorque(180
Ib-in[20 Nm]).
5. Attachthesparkplugcapto thesparkplug.
Air Cleaner
A dirtyaircleanerwill restrictairflowto thecarburetorandcausepoor
engineperformance,inspectthe filtereachtimetheengineis oper-
ated.Youwillneedtocleanthe filtermorefrequentlyifyouoperatethe
enginein verydusty areas.
Cleantheair cleanerevery25hoursof operationoronce a season.
Replacetheaircleanerannually.
Neverstartor runthe enginewiththe aircleanerassemblyor theair
filterremoved.
Figure12
NOTE:Do notusepressurizedairor solventsto cleanthefilter.Pres-
surizedair can damagethefilterandsolventswill dissolvethefilter.
1. Loosenscrewandtilt plastichousingcoveron sideof engine
down.SeeFigure16.
2. Removeairfilterfromplastichousingcoverandreplacewith
cleanor newfilter.
3. insertcover'stabsintoslotsin bottomof base.
4. Tiltcoverupinto placeandtightenscrew.
17
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
