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T242 Trimmer
50-Hour Maintenance
Every 50 hours of operation
(more frequently in dusty or dirty conditions):
1. Remove and clean the engine cover (A)
and clean grass and dirt from the cylinder
ns (B).
CAUTION!
Make sure you do not pierce the fuel line
with the end of the hooked wire. The line
is delicate and can be damaged easily.
Remove and replace the fuel lter
DANGER!
Fuel is VERY ammable. Use
extreme care when mixing, storing or
handling, or serious personal injury may
result.
5. Use a clean rag to remove loose dirt from
around fuel cap and empty fuel tank.
6. Use the “fuel line hook” (E) to pull the fuel
line (F) and fuel lter (G) from the fuel tank.
7. Remove the fuel lter (G) from the fuel line
(F) and install the new fuel lter.
Before reinstalling the new fuel lter,
inspect the condition of all the fuel system
components (fuel pick-up line, fuel return
line, tank vent line, tank vent, fuel cap and
fuel tank). If damage, splitting or deterioration
is noted, the unit should be removed from
service until it can be inspected or repaired
by a Shindaiwa trained service technician.
Gearcase lubrication
2. Clean all loose debris from gear case (C).
3. Remove grease plug (D) and check level
of grease.
4. Add grease if necessary. DO NOT overll.
NOTE:
Federal EPA regulations require all model year 2012
and later gasoline powered engines produced for sale
in the United States to be equipped with a special low
permeation fuel supply hose between the carburetor
and fuel tank. When servicing model year 2012 and later
equipment, only fuel supply hoses certied by EPA can be
used to replace the original equipment supply hose. Fines
up to $37,500 may be enforced for using a non-certied
replacement part.
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F
G
D
C
A
B
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