Note:Ensurethattherubbersealisatagainstthe
aircleanerbase.
2.Alignthetabsontheaircleanercoverwiththeslots
oftheblowerhousing(
Figure21).Hookthehandle
ontothecoverandpressdownonthehandletolock
thecoverinplace.
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSF,SG,SH,SJ,or
higher)
Crankcasecapacity:56oz.or1-3/4qt.(1.7l)withlter;
48oz.or1-1/2qt.(1.4l)withoutlter
Viscosity:Seetheoiltable(Figure22).
Figure22
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Openthehood.
7.Cleanaroundthedipstick(
Figure23)sothatdirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagetheengine.
Figure23
1.Dipstick3.Fillertube
2.Metalend4.Drainplug
8.Unscrewthedipstickandwipethemetalendclean
(Figure23).
9.Screwthedipstickfullyontothellertube
(
Figure23).
10.Unscrewthedipstickagainandlookatthemetal
end.Iftheengineoillevelislow,slowlypouronly
enoughoilintothellertubetoraisetheleveltothe
Fullmarkonthedipstick.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
engineoilandruntheengine;enginedamage
mayresult.
ChangingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst5hours
Every50hours(Changeitmore
frequentlywhenoperatingthe
machineindustyordirtyconditions.)
1.Starttheengineandletitrunfor5minutes.
Note:Thiswarmstheoilsothatitdrainsbetter.
2.Parkthemachinesothatthedrainsideisslightly
lowerthantheothersidetoensurethattheoildrains
completely.
3.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
4.Settheparkingbrake.
5.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
6.Removetheignitionkey.
7.Openthehood.
8.Placeapanbelowthedrainplug.
9.Removethedrainplugtoallowtheoiltodrain
(
Figure23).
10.Whentheoilhasdrainedcompletely,insertthedrain
plugandtightenitsecurely.
Note:Recycletheusedengineoilproperly.
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