PreparingtheEngine
1.Whiletheengineisstillwarm,changetheengineoil;
refertoChangingtheEngineOil(page16).
2.Removethesparkplug.
3.Usinganoilcan,addabout30ml(1oz),ofmotoroil
totheenginethroughthespark-plughole.
4.Slowlypullthestarterropeseveraltimestodistribute
oilthroughoutthecylinder.
5.Installthesparkplugbutdonotconnectthewireto
thesparkplug.Securethewiresothatitdoesnotcome
intocontactwiththesparkplug.
RemovingtheMachinefrom
Storage
1.Unfoldthehandle;refertoAdjustingtheHandle
Height(page10).
2.Checkandtightenallfasteners.
3.Removethesparkplugandspintheenginerapidly
usingthestartertoblowexcessoilfromthecylinder.
4.Inspectthesparkplugandreplaceitifitisdirty,worn,
orcracked;refertotheengineoperator’smanual.
5.Installthesparkplugandtightenittotherecommended
torqueof20N-m(180in-lb).
6.Performanyneededmaintenanceprocedures;referto
Maintenance(page15).
7.Checktheengineoillevel;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-oilLevel(page9).
8.Fillthefuelinthefueltankwithfreshgasoline;referto
FillingtheFuelTank(page8).
9.Chargethebattery(electric-startmodelonly);referto
ChargingtheBattery(page17).
10.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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