Cleaner cover knob
Spark plug
Air cleaner cover
Air filter cover
AIR FILTER
• Check before every use. | |
• | Loosen cleaner cover knob and remove air |
| cleaner cover and filter. |
• | Brush off dust lightly, or clean with compressed |
| air, or replace the air filter. |
Air filter
Cylinder cover
0.65 mm (0.026 in.)
Oil filter 
Fuel filter
Oil tank cap 
Fuel tank cap
OIL FILTER
•Check periodically.
•Do not allow dust to enter into oil tank.
•A clogged oil filter will affect the normal lubricating system.
•Pull it out through oil filling hole with a piece of steel wire or the like.
•If the filter is dirty, wash it in gasoline or replace it.
•When the inside of the tank gets dirty, rinsing the tank out with gasoline can clean it.
• Reinstall air filter and cover. |
CHECK FUEL SYSTEM
•Check before every use.
•After refueling, make sure fuel does not leak from around fuel pipe, fuel grommet or fuel tank cap.
•In case of fuel leakage there is a danger of fire.
Stop using the machine immediately and re- quest your dealer to inspect or replace.
SPARK PLUG
•Check periodically.
•The standard spark gap is 0.65 mm
(0.026 in.).
•Correct the spark gap if it is wider or narrower than the standard gap.
•Fastening torque: 15 to 17 N·m
(130 to 145 in. lb.).
FUEL FILTER
•Check periodically.
•Do not allow dust to enter fuel tank.
•A clogged filter will cause difficulty in starting engine or abnormalities in engine performance.
•Pull the fuel filter out through fuel inlet port with a piece of steel wire or the like.
•When the filter is dirty, replace it.
•When the inside of the fuel tank is dirty, rinsing the tank out with gasoline can clean it.
NOTE
Federal EPA regulations require all model year 2012 and later gasoline powered engines produced for sale in the United States to be equipped with a special low permeation fuel sup- ply hose between the carburetor and fuel tank. When servicing model year 2012 and later equip- ment, only fuel supply hoses certified by EPA can be used to replace the original equipment supply hose. Fines up to $37,500 may be enforced for using an
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