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| FAN BELT: Fan belts tend to loosen after the first 50 | SPARK PLUGS: Clean or replace the spark plugs | |
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| hours of operation. If the fan belt is loose, the engine | after every 250 hours of operation as follows. | |
| can overheat and the battery can lose its charge. | 1. Before removing the plugs, clean the base area to | |||
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| To adjust the fan belt, loosen the alternator bolts, then | 2. Remove and inspect the plugs. | Plugs showing | ||
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| scraping or by using a wire brush. Wash the plugs | ||
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