39
PERIODICSERVIC
E
CLEANING. - A
clean
plant will give
m::Jre
satisfactory
service.
Wipe
off
dirt
and any spilled oil.
BI-WEEKLY SERVICE
If
the
plant
is
operated
more
than
50
hours
weekly,
per-
form
the following
services
each 100
hours
of
service.
CRANKCASE. -
If
using diluted oil,
or
highly le.aded gasoline, change
. the
crankcase
oil each
50
hours
of
operation.
Under
normal
conditions and when using oil which
is
not diluted, change the
crankcase
oil each 100
hours
of
operation.
Do
hot
drain
the oil when
the
plant
has
been
standing idle. Run the plant until the oil
is
thoroughly
warmed
up, then
stop
the plant
and
drain
the
oil.
AIR
CLEANER. -
First
remove
the
air
cleaner
oil cup, then
remove
the
air
cleaner
from
the engine and thoroughly
clean
them
in gasoline
or
other
suitable solvent. Allow the
element
to
dry
or
dry
it
with
compressed
air
before
reinstalling
it.
Refill
the
cup
to
the
level
shown in
the
cup with oil
of
the
same
grade
used in
the
engine
crankcase
except
as
instructed
under
ABNORM..I\I,.
OPERATING CON-
DITIONS
..
GOVERNOR
LINKAGE. -
Put
a
drop
or
two
of
lubricating
oil
at
the
point
where the
link
engages
the
carburetor
throttle
arm.
Lubricate
the governor
arm
ball
joint with a
dry
type
lubricant
such.
as
powdered
graphite
to
assure
best
performance
and longest
life
of
the
ball
joint.
If
graphite
is
not available,
use
a light non-gummy oil.
SPARK PLUGS. - Clean
the
sparkplugs
and
reset
the
gap
as
given in
the
Table
of
Clearances!
Test
the. plug under
com-
pression
on a plug
testing
machine,
if
one .is available.
Replace
a
de-
fective plug with a new one.
BATTERY. -
If
the
plant
uses
a
starting
battery,
keep the connections
tight and clean. Keep the
electrolyte
at
the
proper
level
above the
separators
by
adding clean
water.
Distilled
water
isrecom-
mended
for
use
in
batteries.
If
distilled
water
is
not obtainable,
use
clean
soft
water
such
as
filtered
rain
water.
Do
not
use
water
which
contains
alkali
or
minerals.
Use a hydrom,':?ter
to
cl1eck
the
charge
con-
dition before adding
water.
In
freezing
weather, add
water
only before
running the plant, to
assure
mixing the
water
with the
electrolyte.
DOLLY
WHEELS.-
The
bearings
of
some
of
the
doUywheelsare
lub-
.
ricated
through
the
Zerk
fittings on the hubs. Use
an
approved wheel
bearing
lubricant-One
or
two
shots
from'a
high
pressure
gun will usually be sufficient.
4:
J
.'.
•.••.......
..•.•....
,
....
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
