Alwaysstopengine,disconnectsparkplugwire,andgroundagainst enginebeforeperformingany typeof maintenanceon yourmachine.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
•Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany maintenance.
•Thewarrantyon thislawnmowerdoesnot coveritemsthathave beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.To receivefull valuefromwarranty,operatormustmaintainthe equipmentas instructedhere.
•Changingof
•Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedat leastonceeach season.
•Periodicallycheckall fastenersandmakesurethesearetight.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Spark Plug
Forgoodperformance,the sparkplugmustbeproperlygappedand freeof deposits.Replacethe sparkplugannually.
1.Disconnectthe cap fromthe sparkplug,andremoveanydirt from the sparkplugarea.
2.Usethe propersizesparkplugwrenchto removethe sparkplug.
NOTE: Replacewitha Champion®RC12YCsparkplug.
3.Checkthegapwitha wire gauge.SeeFigure11.Sparkpluggap shouldbe0.030in (0.76ram). If necessary,resetthe gap.
4.installandtightenthe sparkplugto the recommendedtorque(180
5.Attachthe sparkplugcapto thesparkplug.
Air Cleaner
Adirtyaircleanerwill restrictairflowto the carburetorandcausepoor engineperformance,inspectthe filtereachtimetheengineis oper- ated.Youwill needto cleanthe filtermorefrequentlyif youoperatethe enginein verydusty areas.
Cleantheair cleanerevery25hoursof operationoronce a season. Replacetheaircleanerannually.
Neverstartor runthe enginewiththe aircleanerassemblyor theair filterremoved.
NOTE:Do notuse pressurizedairor solventsto cleanthe filter.Pres- surizedair can damagethefilterandsolventswill dissolvethefilter.
1.Loosenscrewandtilt plastichousingcoveron sideof engine down.SeeFigure16.
2.Removeairfilterfromplastichousingcoverandreplacewith cleanor newfilter.
3.insertcover'stabsinto slotsin bottomof base.
4.Tiltcoverupinto placeandtightenscrew.
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