Alwaysstopengine,disconnectsparkplugwire,andgroundagainst
enginebeforeperformingany typeof maintenanceon yourmachine.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany maintenance.
• Thewarrantyon thislawnmowerdoesnot coveritemsthathave
beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.To receivefull
valuefromwarranty,operatormustmaintaintheequipmentas
instructedhere.
• Changingofengine-governedspeedwillvoidenginewarranty.
• Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedat leastonceeach season.
• Periodicallycheckall fastenersandmakesurethesearetight.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Spark Plug
Forgoodperformance,the sparkplugmustbeproperlygappedand
freeof deposits.Replacethe sparkplugannually.
1. Disconnectthe cap fromthe sparkplug,andremoveanydirt from
thesparkplugarea.
2. Usethepropersizesparkplugwrenchtoremovethesparkplug.
NOTE:Replacewitha Champion®RC12YCsparkplug.
3. Checkthegapwitha wire gauge.SeeFigure15.Sparkpluggap
shouldbe0.030in (0.76ram).If necessary,resetthegap.
4. installandtightenthesparkplugtotherecommendedtorque(180
Ib-in[20 Nm]).
5. Attachthe sparkplugcapto thesparkplug.
Air Cleaner
A dirtyaircleanerwill restrictairflowto the carburetorandcausepoor
engineperformance,inspectthe filtereachtimetheengineis oper-
ated.Youwillneedtocleanthe filtermorefrequentlyifyouoperatethe
enginein verydustyareas.
Cleantheair cleanerevery25hoursof operationoronce a season.
Replacetheaircleanerannually.
Neverstartor runthe enginewiththe aircleanerassemblyor theair
filterremoved.
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Figure 16
NOTE:Do notusepressurizedairor solventsto cleanthefilter.Pres-
surizedair candamagethefilterandsolventswill dissolvethefilter.
1. Loosenscrewandtilt plastichousingcoveron sideofengine
down.SeeFigure16.
2. Removeairfilterfromplastichousingcoverandreplacewith
cleanor newfilter.
3. insertcover'stabsinto slotsin bottomof base.
4. Tiltcoverupintoplaceandtightenscrew.
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