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FillingtheEnginewithOil
Partsneededforthisprocedure:
20oz.
(0.55l)
SAE30WdetergentoilwithanAPIservice
classicationofSH,SJ,SL,orhigher(notsupplied
withthemower).
Procedure
Important:Yourmower
does not
comewithoil
intheengine.
1.Removethedipstick(Figure9).
Figure9
2.Slowlypouroilintotheoillltube,periodically
checkingthelevelwiththedipstick,untilthedipstick
indicatesthattheengineisfullasillustratedin
Figure9.Donotoverll.(Max.ll:20oz.(0.55l),
type:SAE30WdetergentoilwithanAPIservice
classicationofSH,SJ,SL,orhigher.)
Note:Ifyouoverlltheengine,poursomeoilout
ofitasdirectedinChangingtheEngineOil.
3.Installthedipsticksecurely.
Important:
Change the engine oil after the r st
5 operating hour s
;changeityearlythereafter.
RefertoChangingtheEngineOil.
3
InstalltheRecyclePlugor
GrassBag
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Youmustcorrectlyinstalltherecycleplug(forrecycling
orside-discharging)orgrassbag(forbagging)orthe
enginewillnotstart.
Themowerhasasafetyswitch,locatedatthebottom
ofachannelonthetop,rightrearofthemower,that
preventsthemowerfromoperatingwithoutarecycle
plugorgrassbag.Thispreventsthemowerfrom
throwingdebrisattheoperatorthroughtherearchute.
Fortheswitchtodetectthepresenceoftherecycleplug,
thetopoftherecyclepluglevermustliefullyinthe
bottomofthechannel(
Figure10).
Figure10
1.Topofrecycleplugleverinswitchchannel
1.Inserttherecycleplugintothemower,ifitisn’t
alreadyinstalled(
Figure11).
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