Figure30
1.Oildrainvalve
4.Pan
2.Machineframe5.Oillter
3.Oildrainhose
7.Turnthedrainvalve1/4counterclockwisetoopen
andallowtheoiltodrain(
Figure30).Removetheoil
llcap/dipstick(
Figure28).
8.Besuretoallowampletimeforcompletedrainage.
9.Removetheoldlterandwipeoffthemountingpad
(
Figure30).
10.Whenoilhasdrainedcompletely,closetheoildrain
valve.Removetheoildrainhoseandwipeupany
excessoilontheframe(
Figure30).
Note:Disposeoftheusedoilatarecyclingcenter.
11.Placethenewreplacementlterinashallowpan
withtheopenendup.Pournewoiloftheproper
type,inthroughthethreadedcenterhole.Stop
pouringwhentheoilreachesthebottomofthe
threads.Allowaminuteortwofortheoiltobe
absorbedbytheltermaterial.
12.Applyathinlmofcleanoiltotherubbergasketon
thenewlter.
13.Installthereplacementoilltertothemountingpad.
Turntheoillterclockwiseuntiltherubbergasket
contactsthepad,thentightenthelteranadditional
2/3to1turn(
Figure31).
Figure31
1.Oillter
3.Adapter
2.Gasket
14.Slowlypourapproximately80%ofthespeciedoil
intothellertube(
Figure28).
15.Installtheoilllcap/dipstickandpushrmlyinto
place(
Figure28).
16.Checktheoillevel(
Figure28);refertoChecking
theOilLevel.
17.Slowlyaddadditionaloiltobringittothefullmark.
18.Installtheoilllcap/dipstickandpushrmlyinto
place(
Figure28).
ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every200hours—Checksparkplug
conditionandgap.
Every500hours—Replacethespark
plug.
ThesparkplugisRFIcompliant.Equivalentalternate
brandplugscanalsobeused.Sparkplugreplacementis
recommendedat500hours.
Type:ChampionXC12YC(orequivalent)
AirGap:0.030inch(0.76mm)
RemovingtheSparkPlug
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch,movethe
motioncontrolsoutwardtotheparkposition,stop
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Pullthewireoffofthesparkplug(
Figure32).Clean
aroundthesparkplugtopreventdirtfromfalling
intotheengineandpotentiallycausingdamage.
Note:Duetothedeeprecessaroundthespark
plug,blowingoutthecavitywithcompressedair
isusuallythemosteffectivemethodforcleaning.
Thesparkplugismostaccessiblewhentheblower
housingisremovedforcleaning.
3.Removethesparkplugandmetalwasher.
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