Briggs & Stratton Water Transfer Pump manual Changing Engine Oil, Service Air Cleaner

Changing Engine Oil

Change the oil after the first 5 hours of operation. Change oil every 50 hours thereafter. If you are using your water pump under extremely dirty or dusty conditions, or in extremely hot weather, change the oil more often.

CAUTION

Avoid prolonged or repeated skin contact with used motor oil.

•Used motor oil has been shown to cause skin cancer in certain laboratory animals.

•Thoroughly wash exposed areas with soap and water.

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. DON’T

POLLUTE. CONSERVE RESOURCES. RETURN

USED OIL TO COLLECTION CENTERS.

Change the oil while the engine is still warm from running, as follows:

1.Make sure water pump is on a level surface.

2.Disconnect the spark plug wire from the spark plug and place the wire where it cannot contact spark plug.

3.Clean area around oil drain plug (A). The oil drain plug is located at base of engine, opposite carburetor.

A C B

4.Remove oil drain plug and drain oil completely into a suitable container.

5.Reinstall oil drain plug and tighten securely. Remove oil fill cap.

6.Slowly pour oil (about 20 oz.) into oil fill opening (B) to the point of overflowing (C) at oil fill cap. DO NOT overfill.

7.Reinstall oil fill cap. Finger tighten cap securely.

8.Wipe up any spilled oil.

Service Air Cleaner

Your engine will not run properly and may be damaged if you run it with a dirty air cleaner.

Clean or replace the air cleaner every 25 hours of operation or once each year, whichever comes first. Clean or replace more often if operating under dirty or dusty conditions.

WARNING

Fuel and its vapors are extremely flammable and explosive.

Fire or explosion can cause severe burns or death.

•NEVER start or run the engine with the air cleaner assembly or the foam air cleaner removed.

To service the air cleaner, follow these steps:

1.	Loosen screw (D) and tilt cover (E) down.
	E	G	F		K
	D			H	J

2.Remove air cleaner assembly from cover.

3.Carefully separate foam air cleaner (F) from air cleaner plate (G).

4.Wash foam air cleaner in liquid detergent and water. To dry, squeeze foam air cleaner in a clean cloth.

NOTICE

DO NOT use pressurized air or solvents to clean the foam air cleaner.

•Pressurized air can damage the foam air cleaner and solvents will dissolve the foam air cleaner.

5.Saturate foam air cleaner with clean engine oil.

To remove excess oil, squeeze foam air cleaner in a clean cloth.

6.Reinstall cleaned and oiled foam air cleaner in air cleaner plate.

7.Firmly fit air cleaner assembly into cover.

8.Insert cover’s tabs (H) into slots (J) in bottom of base (K).

9.Tilt cover up and tighten screw securely to base.

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