Craftsman 247.887821 - Spark Plug

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Drainfuelfromthetankbyrunningtheengineuntilthefueltankisempty.
Besurethefuelfill capissecure.
Removethethreescrewsthatsecurethelowerpanel.Removethelowerpanel
byliftinguponthepaneltofreethetabsatthebottomofthepanelfromthe
tabslotsandthenpullback.SeeFigure16.
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NOTE:Thebottomof thepanelhastabsthathelpholditinplace.
NOTE:Anoil drainextensionkit isavailableseparately.Contacta SearsParts
andRepairCenterfor kit#753-06684.
Placea suitableoilcollectioncontainerundertheoildrainplug.
Removetheoildrainplug,SeeFigure17.
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5. Tipthesnowthrowerbackto drainoilintothecontainer.Usedoilmustbe
disposedofat a propercollectioncenter.
6. Reinstallthedrainplugandtightenit securely.
7. Refillwith therecommendedoilandchecktheoil level;referto Checking
andAddingOilintheAssemblySecUon.
8. Reinstalltheoil fillercap/dipsticksecurely.
9. Re-installthelowerpanelbyplacingthetabsinthetabslots,liftingthe
panelintoplaceandsecurewith thethreescrewsremovedinstep2.
SparkPlug
DONOTcheckfor a sparkwith the sparkplug removed.DONOTcrankthe
enginewith the sparkplug removed.
If the enginehasbeenrunning, the muffler willbeveryhot.Becarefulnot
totouch the muffler.
Thesparkplugshouldbecheckedevery25hoursandchangedonceaseasonor
every100hours.Toensureproperengineoperation,thesparkplugmustalsobe
properlygappedandfreeof deposits.
I. Removethesparkplugbootanduseasparkplugwrenchtoremovethe
plug,SeeFigure18.
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SparkPlug
Figure18
Visuallyinspectthesparkplug.Discardthesparkplugifthereisany
apparentwear,oriftheinsulatoriscrackedorchipped.Cleanthesparkplug
with awirebrushif it isto bereused.
NOTE:Aresistorsparkplugmustbeusedfor replacement.Contacta Sears
PartsandRepairCenterfora replacementsparkplug(Part#951-10292).
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