ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every200hours—Check,cleanandgap
thesparkplug.
Makesurethattheairgapbetweenthecenterandside
electrodesiscorrectbeforeinstallingthesparkplug.Usea
sparkplugwrenchtoremoveandinstallthesparkplug(s)and
useagappingtool/feelergaugetocheckandadjusttheair
gap.Installanewsparkplug(s)ifnecessary.
Type:Champion
®
XC12YC,orequivalent
AirGap:0.76mm(0.030inch)
RemovingtheSparkPlug
1.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
2.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO),movethe
motion-controlleverstotheNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,
andsettheparkingbrake.
3.Removethelefthydraulicunitshroudintheorder
listedwithFigure52.
Note:Thisgivesyouaccesstothefrontsparkplug.
Figure52
1.Pullthistabouttothe
sideinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
3.Pulltheshroudoffthis
frametabinthedirection
ofthearrow.
2.Pulltheshroudoffthis
frametabinthedirection
ofthearrow.
4.Shroud
4.Removethesparkplug(Figure53).
Figure53
5.Installthelefthydraulicunitshroud(Figure52).
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