MAINTENANCE
Beforeperformingany maintenanceor repairs,disengageblades, stopengineand removekeyto preventunintendedstarting.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
•Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhenperformingany typeof maintenanceon the mower.
Thewarrantyon thislawnmowerdoesnot coveritemsthathave beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.To receivefull valuefromwarranty,operatormustmaintainthe lawnmoweras instructed thismanual.
•Changingof
•Alladjustmentsshouldbecheckedat leastonceeach season.
•Periodicallycheckall fastenersand makesuretheyare tight.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Checking the Engine Oil
Checkoil levelbeforeeachuse. Stopengineandwaitseveralminutes beforecheckingoil level.Withengineon levelground,
theoil mustbe to FULLmarkondipstick.
1.Removethe OilCap/Dipstickand wipewitha cleancloth.
2.ReplaceandtightenOilCap/Dipstick.Remove OilCap/Dipstickandcheckoil level.Level shouldbeat FULLmark.
3.If needed,addoil slowlyinto the engineoilfill. Recheckoil level. Do notoverfill.
4.ReinsertOil Cap/Dipstickandtighten.
Do notoverfill.Overfillingwithoil maymakethe enginehardto start, ornot to start. If overthe FULLmarkon the dipstick,drainoil levelto FULLmarkondipstick.
. Togainaccessto theoil drainvalveonthe engine,pivotthe right handlebracetube forward.
a.Removethe upperstarknob andcarriagescrewonthe right side of the handle,Figure12.
b.Pivotthe bracetube towardsthefrontof the mowerto allow roomto connectthe oildrainhoseto the oil drainvalve, Figure12.
Figure12
. Popoff the protectivecapon theendof theoil drainvalveto exposethe drainport. SeeFigure13.
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Oil Fill Cap/Dipstick
Changing the Engine Oil
Ifthe enginehasbeenrecentlyrun,the engine,mufflerandsur-
roundingmetalsurfaceswill be hotandcan causeburnsto the skin. Exercisecautionto avoidburns.
Theoil in theengineshouldbechangedafterthefirst twohoursof operationand every25 hoursof operation.
1.Runthe enginefor a fewminutesto allowthe oilin the crankcase to warmup. Warmoilwill flowmorefreelyandcarryawaymoreof
theenginesedimentwhichmayhavesettledat thebottomof the crankcase.Usecareto avoidburnsfromhotoil.
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Figure13
4.Removethe oilfill cap/dipstickfromtheoil fill tube,Figure13.
5.Pushtheoildrainhose(packedwiththismanual)ontotheoildrain port. Routetheoppositeendd thehoseintoanappropriateoilcollec- tioncontainerwithat leasta 2.5quartcapacity,tocollecttheusedoil.
6.Releasethe valveby pressingthe twotabs inwardwhilepulling the valveout. The oilwill beginto drainout of the engine.
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