MAINTENANCE
Maintenance
Performtheenginemaintenanceproceduresasindicatedbelow:
DAILY
■Thoroughly remove dirt and oil from the engine and control area.Clean or replace the air cleaner elements as necessary. Check and retighten all fasteners as necessary. Check the spring box and bellows for oil leaks. Repair or replace as needed.
WEEKLY
■Remove the fuel filter cap and clean the inside of the fuel tank.
■Remove or clean the filter at the bottom of the tank.
ENGINE OIL
1.Drain the engine oil when the oil is warm as shown in Figure 14.
2.Remove the oil drain bolt and sealing washer and allow the oil to drain into a suitable container.
3.Replace engine oil with recommended type oil as listed in Table 5. Engine oil capacity is 1.16 quarts (1.1 liters). DO NOT overfill.
4.Install drain bolt with sealing washer and tighten se- curely.
DANGER
DO NOT use gasoline as a cleaning solvent, because that would create a risk of fire or explosion.
ENGINE AIRCLEANER
1.Loosen the wing nut and detach the cover of the air cleaner shown in Figure 15.
2.Tap the element (Figure 15) several times on a hard surface toremovedirt,orblowcompressedair[notexceeding30psi (207 kPa, 2.1 kgf/cm2)] through the element. side. NEVER washtheelementwithdetergentbecausetheelementisoil- soakedtype.Replacetheelementwhentheoutputdecreases or bad exhaust color is noticed.
Figure 15. Engine Air Cleaner
Figure 14. Engine Oil (Draining)
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