•Ifthegapislessthan0.25mm(0.01
inch),theninstalltheshimandreferto
Troubleshooting(page63).
•Ifthegapissufcient,proceedtothesafety
checkinstepF.
F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:
i.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.
ii.Makesurethatthebladesdonotengage
withthePTOswitchintheOFFposition,
andthattheclutchisdisengaged.
Iftheclutchdoesnotdisengage,install
theshimandrefertoTroubleshooting
(page63).
iii.EngageanddisengagethePTOswitch
10consecutivetimestoensurethatthe
clutchisfunctioningproperly.Ifthe
clutchdoesnotengageproperly;referto
Troubleshooting(page63).
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CleaningtheEngineScreen
andEngine-OilCooler
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Removeanybuildupofgrass,dirt,orotherdebrisfromthe
oilcooler(Figure71).
Figure71
Beforeeachuse,removeanybuildupofgrass,dirt,or
otherdebrisfromtheenginescreen.Thiswillhelpensure
adequatecooling,correcttheenginespeed,andwillreduce
thepossibilityofoverheatingandmechanicaldamagetothe
engine(Figure72).
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