Maintenance
Important:Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforadditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
RecommendedMaintenanceSchedule(s)
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Aftertherst20hours
•Changetheengineoil.
Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheengine-oillevel.
•Inspecttheair-lterelements.
Every50hours
•Cleantheair-lterelements.
Every100hours
•Changetheengineoil.
•Inspectandadjustthesparkplug;replaceitifnecessary.
Every300hours
•Replacethepaperlterelement(Morefrequentlyindustyoperatingconditions).
•Replacethesparkplug.
PreparingtheMachinefor
Maintenance
WARNING
Whileyouaremaintainingoradjustingthe
machine,someonecouldstarttheengine.
Accidentallystartingtheenginecould
seriouslyinjureyouorotherbystanders.
Removethekeyfromtheignition,engage
parkingbrake,andpullthewire(s)offthe
sparkplug(s)beforeyoudoanymaintenance.
Alsopushthewire(s)asidesoitdoesnot
accidentallycontactthesparkplug(s).
Performthefollowingbeforeservicing,cleaning,or
makinganyadjustmentstothemachine.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Shutofftheengineandremovethekeyfromthe
machine(ifequipped).
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.Waitforallmovingpartstostopallowtheengine
tocoolbeforeservicing,storing,ormaking
repairs.
5.Disconnectthespark-plugwire(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Spark-plugwire
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