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Maintaining
Your
WARNING: Shut off the engine before performing any maintenance. To prevent accidental
IMPORTANT: If engine must be tipped to transport equipment or to inspect or remove grass, keep spark plug side of engine up. Transporting or tipping engine spark plug down may cause smoking, hard starting, spark plug fouling, or oil saturation of air cleaner.
Periodic inspection and adjustment of the engine is essential if high level performance is to be maintained. Regular maintenance will also ensure a long service life. The required service intervals and the kind of mainte- nance to be performed are described in the table below. Follow the hourly or calendar intervals, whichever occur first. More frequent service is required when operating in adverse conditions.
Engine
WARNING
Shut off the engine
before performing any type of maintenance. To prevent accidental
Before tipping engine
or equipment to
Maintenance Schedule
Tasks | First 5 hours | Each use or | Every season | Every season | Every season | Service Dates |
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Change Engine |
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Check Air |
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Cleaner |
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Service Air |
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Cleaner |
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Check Spark |
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Service Spark |
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Clean Finger |
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Guard |
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Clean Around |
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† Service more frequently when used in dusty areas.
†† If operating under heavy load or high ambient temperature.
drain oil, drain fuel
from tank by running engine until fuel tank is empty.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to check engine on a level surface with the engine stopped. Drain the oil while the engine is still warm to assure rapid and complete draining.
Oil Fill Cap
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Figure 10-1: Changing the oil.
Oil Service
•Check oil level regularly.
•Be sure correct oil level is maintained. Check every five hours or daily before starting engine. See oil checking procedure in the Operation section.
Oil Change
IMPORTANT: Be sure to check engine on a level surface with the engine stopped. Drain the oil while the engine is still warm to assure rapid and complete draining.
1.Remove oil fill cap and drain oil by either removing drain plug or turning mower on its side (air cleaner side up) and allowing oil to drain into a suitable container. See Figure
WARNING: Before tipping engine or equipment to drain oil, drain fuel from tank by running engine until fuel tank is empty.
2.Reinstall the drain plug (if removed), and tighten it securely.
3.Refill with the recommended oil (see Operation section) and check the oil level. See Figure
4.Reinstall the oil fill cap securely.
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