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9.1Changingengineoil
Draintheoilwhiletheengineisstillwarmtoassurerapidandcompletedrainage
1) Removetheoilfillercapanddraintheoil.
2) Refillwiththerecommendedoilandcheckitslevel.
Oilcapacity:refertochapter12specifications
Washyourhandswithsoapandwateraftertouchingusedoil.
NOTE:Pleasedisposeusedmotoroilinamannerthatiscompatiblewiththeenvironment.Wesuggestyouputitina
sealedcontainertoyourlocalserviceforreclamation.Donotthrowittothetrashcanorpouritontheground.
9.2AirFilterService
Adirtyaircleanerwillblockairflowintothecarburetor.Topreventcarburetormalfunction,servicetheaircleaner
regularly.Servicemorefrequentlywhenoperatingtheengineinextremelydustyareas.
WARNINGNeverusegasolineorlowflashpointsolventstocleantheaircleanerelement.Afireorexplosion
couldresultin.
CAUTION:Neverruntheenginewithoutaircleaner,orrapidenginewearwillbetheresult.
1) Removethewingnutandtheaircleanercover.Removetheelementsandsepar
atethem.Carefullycheck
elementsforholesandtears,andreplaceitifdamaged.
2) Foamelement:cleaninwarmsoapywater,risenandallowtodrythoroughlyorcleaninhighflash‐pointsolvent
andallowtodry.Diptheelementincleanengineoilandsqueezeout allthee
xcess.Theenginewillsmokeduring
initialstart–upiftoomuchoilisleftinthefoam.
3) Paperelement:Taptheelementlightlyseveraltimesonahardsurfacetoremoveexcessdirtorblowcompressed
airthroughthefilterfromtheinsideout.Nevertrytobr
ushthedirtoff,forsodoingwillforcedirtintothefibers.
9.3FuelStrainerCupCleaning
WARNINGGasolineishighlyflammableandexplosiveundercertainconditions.Donotsmokeorallowflamesof
sparksinthearea.
RemovethefuelstrainercupandtheO‐ring.Washtheremovedpartsinsolvent,drythemthoroughlyandreinstall
themsecurely.