General Maintenance
To
increase the service life of the tool and to assure trouble-
free operation few maintenance
in
regular intervals
is
necessary:
At
the end of each working dayclean the machine from saw
dust and dirt. Also clean guide bar, saw chain and air filter.
Make sure that the cutting tool
is
in
proper operation
condition.
Refill the fuel tank and store the tool
in
a dry place.
If you let your chain saw sit idle for a longer period you
should additionally protect the engine against corrosion.
While stopping the engine inject preservative oil through
the carburetor.
You
need not rinse the engine before starting again; just
shake the fuel in the tank thorougly. If engine does not
start immediately spray some gasoline over the air filter.
After the break-in period of about
20-30
operating hours
all screws and nuts of the tool except for the carburetor
screws must be checked for tight seat and must be re-
tightened.
The electrode gap of the spark plug is
0.5 mm (0.02 in) and
should be checked with a feeler gauge from time to time
and adjusted if necessary.
If electrodes of the spark plugs
are badly burned replace spark plugs.
Rinse fuel tank with clean gasoline every 50 operating
hours.
If
necessary also clean strainer of the pick-up body.
Oil Inspection Window
To
control the quantity of the chain lUbricating oil and to
clean the oil hose and pick-up body
an
oil inspection
window is installed
in
the crankcase behind the chain
sprocket cover.
Loosen oil inspection window with combi wrench and when
removing take care that the gasket is not damaged. Now
by means of a hook the oil inspection window with pick-up
body can be removed for cleaning.
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