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GENERAL MAINTENANCE.

A_ Air Filter

A dirty- air filter decreases engine performance and

increases reel _ansumption.

Clean the Air FiIte_.

Frequently;

Always clean after 5 tanks of fuel or 5 hours of operation, whichever is less.

Follow _ese steps:

_

L Move the choke lever to Full. Figurell.

_. _emove the air filter cover on top 0fthe unit (un-

:der the handle). Figure 13.

3." Remove the air filte_ Figure t3.

.... 4_ :Wash the air filter witli soap and water. "

To avoid ereattng fire hazard, do not

clean'filter in gasoline or other flammahie solvent. 5. Squeeze the mr rater

6..Add 4 or 5 drops of off to the the air irdter. NOTE: Avoid soaking the air filter.with oiL

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¸Cover

A_r1_ter

Figure13

7.Squeeze the air filter to dlstr_ute oil.

8.Reassemble the air filter onto the cover.

!CAUTION; J The holesm the an- filter must be fit-

ted over the posts on the air filter'eove_ When in-

stalling the air filter/cover _semb]_ be sure that the filter does not hang on the choke lever screw.

9.Reassemble air filter/cover assembly to uniL Re-

choke lever to the '_ff_ positionFigure. 1!.

B. FUEL TANK

L Never use gasoline that is more than 2

m?nt_ old in_ fuel_mixtur._. Gasollne b_ i _to_fe'ak <town m_er a_hort perlod oftime and _

form compounds tl_t cause hard starting and

damage in 2-eycleev_e_.

.

2.Insl?eCt the unit for fuel leaks each time zt is use_. Repair or repacepart_ as nece_

3.Using a fuel mix or g_soline over 2 months. old _ill eai_se the engir_to I_edifficult or im.

 

possible

to

start.

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4.

-Empty

the

 

fuel

tank

before

storing

the

unit.

 

Use up fuel

]eft

in the

carburetor

by s_

the

 

engine

and

letting it run until

it stop_

 

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C. STARTER ROPE

Replace t]_e starter rope if the rope 'breaks or is

badly worn. "

When replacing an unbroRen rope_ cut the rope and allow the rope to rewind onto the pulley.

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DO not remove the Pulley when replacing the

starter ro_e.:.Always wear eye protection _when servicing the starter rope. The recoil sprin_ lo-

eared beneath the pulley; is undex tension. If the

'J

spring

pops out, serious

injury can

result.

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To Fepair or replace:

L ]_scennect sperk plug wire from the sperk P!Ug,_]

,Ure I_ Ol_m i_e vamuminIet coyer _ _:

,_ :/.v_a't a s_wdrivexlnto theIatch opening._ Fig-.

._; .ure 14(inset).

b.Gently twist the scr_..driver while open_g the vacuum inlet cover ruth your other hand.

3.Remove the impeller nut and washers whiIe hold-

ing the _el_d-.

z4.

4.. Remoye.t]_e 4 "_m.pei_eershZ_¢udscrews. Figure I,.

ImpeDer

Nut

Shroud

Figt_e 15.

"_The_ remove the 2 engine shroud screws located

,bythe sp_kplug. Figure 15. Remove the _mpel-

letshro_zd_mtheengine._._,_.._._-.,,,.

then remove the lmlley housing and pulley from the engine. Figure _6.

6.Remove the rope r_talner screw fr0m pulley; then, remove the broken piece of rope, if an_. Figure !7.

7.Grasp the pulley ratchet and wind the pulley ddclrwiseuntilthepulleyStOps. Ther_ slowlyun-

wind thepulleycoun_terdock_fseunt_ thepu_ey

_z_h-I_h_wimme ptuiey _ousmg notch. Figure 17. Insert the hex wrench _ntothe 'hole

formed by thealignednotches.Figure:17_ .....

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