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CONTENTS
.......................................................................................ENGINE SAFETY . 5
................................................IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION . 5
........................................................................CONTROLS & FEATURES . 7
............................................COMPONENT & CONTROL LOCATIONS . 7
............................................................................................CONTROLS . 8
................................................................................Fuel Valve Lever . 8
....................................................................................Engine Switch . 9
.....................................................................................Choke Lever . 10
..................................................................................Throttle Lever . 11
...........................................................................Recoil Starter Grip . 11
...........................................................................................FEATURES . 12
.................................Oil Alert
System (applicable engine types) . 12
..........................................Circuit Breaker (applicable types only) . 12
.............................................................................BEFORE OPERATION . 13
.....................................................IS YOUR ENGINE READY TO GO? . 13
..................................Check the General Condition of the Engine . 13
.............................................................................Check the Engine . 14
............................Check the Equipment Powered by This Engine . 14
............................................................................................OPERATION . 15
...................................................SAFE OPERATING PRECAUTIONS . 15
....................................................................STARTING THE ENGINE . 15
....................................................................STOPPING THE ENGINE . 19
...................................................................SETTING ENGINE SPEED . 20
....................................................................SERVICING YOUR ENGINE . 21
............................................THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE . 21
....................................................................MAINTENANCE SAFETY . 22
..............................................................MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE . 23
..........................................................................................REFUELING . 24
.............................................................FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS . 25
................................................................ENGINE OIL LEVEL CHECK . 26
.........................................................................ENGINE OIL CHANGE . 27
..................................................ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS . 28
...............TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL CHECK (applicable models) . 29
........................TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE (2:1 reduction type) . 30
....................................................................AIR FILTER INSPECTION . 31
......................................................................AIR CLEANER SERVICE . 32
..............................................................Dual-Filter-Element Types . 32
........................................Oil-Bath & Single-Filter-Element Types . 34
............................................................................Low Profile Types . 35
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