EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Yearly
1.Pressdownonthelatchtabsontopoftheaircleaner
coverandremovethecover(
Figure34).
Figure34
1.Aircleanercover
2.Latchtab(2)
3.Airlter
2.Removetheairlter(Figure34).
3.Iftheairlterisdamagedoriswetwithoilorfuel,
replaceit.
4.Iftheairlterisdirty,tapitonahardsurfaceseveral
timesorblowcompressedairlessthan30psi(207
kPa)throughthesideofthelterthatfacesthe
engine.
Note:Donotbrushthedirtoffthelter;brushing
forcesdirtintothebers.
5.Removedirtfromtheaircleanerbodyandcover
usingamoistrag.Donotwipedirtintotheair
duct.
6.Installthelterintotheaircleaner.
7.Closethecover.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Yearly
Runtheengineafewminutesbeforechangingtheoil
towarmit.Warmoilowsbetterandcarriesmore
contaminants.
1.Performthepre-maintenanceprocedures;referto
PreparingforMaintenance.
2.Removethedipstick(
Figure35).
Figure35
3.Tipthemowerontoitsside,withtheairlterup,
todraintheusedoiloutthroughtheoillltube
(Figure36).
Figure36
4.Slowlypouroilintotheoillltube,periodically
checkingthelevelwiththedipstick,untilthedipstick
indicatesthattheengineisfullasillustratedin
Figure35.Donotoverll.(Max.ll:20oz.(0.55
l),type:SAE30WdetergentoilwithanAPIservice
classicationofSH,SJ,SL,orhigher.)
Note:Ifyouoverlltheengine,poursomeoilout
ofit.
5.Installthedipsticksecurely.
6.Disposeoftheusedoilproperlyatalocalrecycling
center.
ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Every200hours
UseanNGKBPR6ESsparkplugorequivalent.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(
Figure33).
3.Cleanaroundthesparkplug.
4.Removethesparkplugfromthecylinderhead.
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