CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
•Place the other end of the tube thru the 2" diameter hole on the left side of the rear deck.
•Be sure container is located under this area of the mower.
•Using a 10 mm wrench, turn the hex head on the oil valve counter clockwise until the oil is draining out of the tube. After the oil has drained, turn the hex head clockwise until it is tight (do not over tighten).
•Remove the plastic tube from the valve, clean excess oil off of tube and store in a safe place for the next use.
•Refill engine with oil through the oil dipstick tube. Pour slowly. Do not overfill.
•See Engine Owners Manual for type and capacity of the oil.
KAWASAKI ENGINE
OIL DRAIN VALVE
PLASTIC TUBE
FIGURE 11
CLEAN AIR SCREEN
Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to prevent engine damage from overheating. Refer to your engine manual for the proper cleaning procedure.
CLEAN AIR INTAKE/COOLING AREAS
To insure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen, cooling fins, and other external surfaces of the engine are kept clean at all times.
Every 100 hours of operation (more often under extremely dusty, dirty conditions), remove the blower housing and other cooling shrouds. Clean the cooling fins and external surfaces as neces- sary. Make sure the cooling shrouds are rein- stalled.
NOTE: Operating the engine with a blocked grass screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, and/ or cooling shrouds removed will cause engine damage due to overheating.
AIR FILTER
Your engine will not run properly using a dirty air filter. Service air cleaner more often under dusty conditions. See Engine Manual.
ENGINE OIL FILTER
Replace the engine oil filter every season or every other oil change if the mower is used more than 100 hours in one year.
SPARK PLUGS
Replace spark plugs at the beginning of each mowing season or after every 100 hours of operation, whichever occurs first. For spark plug type and gap setting refer to your ENGINE OWNER’S MANUAL.
IN-LINE FUEL FILTER (See Figs. 12 and 13)
The fuel filter should be replaced once each season. If the fuel filter becomes clogged, obstructing fuel flow to carburetor, replacement is required.
•First turn off the fuel valve that is located under the fuel tank of you mower.
•With the engine cool, remove the filter and plug fuel line sections.
•Place new filter in position in fuel line with arrow pointing toward the carburetor.
•Be sure there are no fuel leaks and clamps are secure and properly positioned.
•Immediately wipe up any spilled gasoline.
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