5.Turnoffthewater.
6.Startthemowerandletitrunforafewminutestodry
outthemoweranditscomponents.
ScrapingMethod
Ifwashingdoesnotremovealldebrisfromunderthemower,
scrapeitclean.
1.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
2.Drainthefuelfromthefueltank.
WARNING
Tippingthemowermaycausethefueltoleak
fromthecarburetororthefueltank.Gasoline
isextremelyammable,highlyexplosive,and,
undercertainconditions,cancausepersonal
injuryorpropertydamage.
Avoidfuelspillsbyrunningtheenginedryor
byremovingthegasolinewithahandpump;
neversiphon.
3.Tipthemowerontoitsleftside(aircleanerup).
4.Removethedirtandgrassclippingswithahardwood
scraper.Avoidburrsandsharpedges.
5.Turnthemowerupright.
6.Fillthefueltank.
7.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
CleaningtheDischargeTunnel
andPlug
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Alwaysensurethatthedischargetunneldoorclosessecurely
whenyoureleasethehandle.Ifdebrispreventsthedischarge
doorfromclosingsecurely,cleantheinsideofthedischarge
tunnelandthedoorthoroughly.
WARNING
Grassclippingsandotherobjectscanbethrown
fromanopendischargetunnelandcauseserious
injuryorkilltheoperatororbystanders.
Neverstartoroperatethemowerunless
one
ofthe
followingistrue:
•Thedischargetunnelplugislockedsecurelyin
thedischargetunnel.
•Thegrassbagislockedinplace.
•Theoptionalsidedischargechuteislockedin
place.
•Thedischargetunneldoorislockedinplace.
CleaningundertheBeltCover
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Removegrassclippings
anddebrisfromunderthebeltcover.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Removetheboltsthatsecurethebeltcover(
Figure34)
tothemowerhousing.
Figure34
1.Beltcover
2.Bolts
4.Liftoffthecoverandbrushoutallthedebrisaround
thebeltarea.
5.Installthebeltcover.
6.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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