Craftsman 247.299321 - SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE; MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE; ENGINE MAINTENANCE AND SPARK PLUG CHECK

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Beforeperforminganytypeofmaintenance/service,disengageall
controlsandstoptheengine.Waituntilallmovingpartshavecometo
acompletestop.Disconnectsparkplugwireandgrounditagainstthe
enginetopreventunintendedstarting.Alwayswearsafetyglassesduring
operationor whileperforminganyadjustmentsor repairs.
Followthemaintenanceschedulegivenbelow.Thischartdescribes
serviceguidelinesonly.Usethe ServiceLogcolumntokeeptrackof
completedmaintenancetasks.To locate the nearest SearsService
Centeror to scheduleservice,simplycontactSears at
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
EachUse
1st2 hours
1st5 hours
Every10hours
Every25 hours
Every30 hours
Every50 hours
Every100hours
BeforeStorage
1. Engineoillevel
2. Looseormissinghardware
3. Engineandaroundmuffler
4. Aircleaner
1. Drivebelt tension
2. Nutsand Bolts
1. Engineoil
1. Drivebelt tension
2. Unit
1. Sparkplug
2. Tinesfor wear
3. Tirepressure
1. Engineoi11-
1. Aircleaner
2. SparkPlug
1. Fuelsystem
= =
1. Check
2. Tightenor_place
3. Clean
4. Check
1. Check
2. Check
1. Change
1. Check
2. Lubricate
1. Check
1. Check
2. Check
1. Change
1. Change
2. Change
1. Runengineuntilit stopsfromlackof
fueloradda gasolineadditiveto the
gasin thetank.
Changeoileverytwentyfivehourswhenoperatingengineunderheavyloadorin hightemperatures.
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Alwaysstopengineanddisconnectsparkplugwirebeforeperforming
lanymaintenanceor adjustments.Alwayswearsafetyglassesduring
_operationorwhile performingany adjustmentsor repairs.
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
• Alwaysobserveallsafetyrulesfoundonproductlabelsandin
thisoperator'smanualwhenperforminganymaintenance.Safety
rulescan befoundonthe productlabelsandin thisOperator's
Manualbeginningon page3.
• Thewarrantyon thistillerdoes notcoveritemsthathavebeen
subjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.Toreceivefullvalue
fromwarranty,operatormust maintaintheequipmentas
instructedhere.
• Someadjustmentswillhaveto be madeperiodicallytomaintain
yourunit properly.
• Periodicallycheckall fastenersand makesurethesearetight.
Iftheenginehas beenrunning,themufflerwill beveryhot. Becareful
notto touchthemuffler.
Checking the Spark Plug
DONOTcheckforsparkwithsparkplugremoved.DONOTcrank
enginewithsparkplug removed.
Toensureproperengineoperation,thesparkplugmustbeproperly
gappedandfreeof deposits.Checkthe sparkplugevery25hoursand
replaceitevery100hours.
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