Lincoln Electric IM871-A manual Routine And Periodic Maintenance, Engine Maintenance, Location

D-1 MAINTENANCE D-1

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WARNING

•Have qualified personnel do a ll maintenance and troubleshooting work.

•Turn the engine off before working inside the machine.

•Remove guards only w hen necessary to per - form maintenance and replace them when the maintenance r equiring their r emoval is com - plete.

•If guards ar e missing from the m achine, get replacements from a Lincoln Distributor. See the EXPLODED VIEW AND PARTS LIST at the back of this manual.

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Read the Safety Precautions in the front of this manu- al and in the engine owner’s manual before working on the POWER-ARC 5500.

Keep all equipment safety guards, covers, and devices in position and in good repair. Keep your hands, hair, clothing, and tools away from the recoil housing, fans, and all other moving parts when start- ing, operating, or repairing this machine.

ROUTINE AND PERIODIC

MAINTENANCE

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

CAUTION

To prevent the engine from accidentally starting, disconnect the spark plug lead before servicing the engine.

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See the engine owner’s manual for a summary of maintenance intervals for the items listed below. Follow either the hourly or the calendar intervals, whichever come first. More frequent service may be required, depending on your specific application and operating conditions. Table D.1 shows engine main- tenance replacement parts and numbers.

If this Power Arc 5500 is equipped with a Tachometer/Hourmeter (See page B-3), then use it flash alert feature to determine the oil change inter- vals, as well as times when air filter service is required.

Once Oil or Air filter service is completed, Tachometer/Hourmeter needs to be reset. The reset procedure will stop the flashing of the display and will trigger the meter to start counting the time for the next engine service. To stop the flashing alert for Oil or Air filter service, do the following: While alert mes- sage is flashing, hold the tip of the rest tool against area shown in figure D.1 for several seconds. The dis- play will stop flashing. The service interval has been reset and the message alert should start flashing for the next Oil or Air filter change.

RESET TOOL

TO ELIMINATE

FLASHING HOLD

THE RESET TOOL

IN THIS AREA.

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FIGURE D.1

OIL: Check the oil level after every 5 hours of operation or daily. BE SURE TO MAINTAIN THE OIL LEVEL.

Change the oil the first time after 20 hours of opera- tion. Then, under normal operating conditions, change the oil after every 100 hours or once every 6 months whichever occurs first. If the engine is oper- ated under heavy load or in high ambient tempera- tures, change the oil every 25 hours.

Drain the oil from the drain plug located on either side of the engine bottom, as shown in Figure D.2. Refill through the oil fill plug until the oil reaches the top of the fill hole. Use the grade and viscosity recommend- ed in the engine owner’s manual.

FIGURE D.2 - OIL DRAIN AND REFILL

1 2 3

LOCATION

1.OIL DRAIN PLUG

2.OIL FILL PLUG

3.OIL LEVEL

POWER-ARC 5500