EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
aircleanerfordirty,looseordamaged
parts.
Thisengineisequippedwithareplaceable,highdensity
paperaircleanerelement.Checktheaircleanerdailyor
beforestartingtheengine.Checkforabuildupofdirt
anddebrisaroundtheaircleanersystem.Keepthisarea
clean.Alsocheckforlooseordamagedcomponents.
Replaceallbentordamagedaircleanercomponents.
Note:Operatingtheenginewithlooseordamagedair
cleanercomponentscouldallowunlteredairintothe
enginecausingprematurewearandfailure.
Note:Servicetheaircleanermoreoftenunder
extremelydusty,dirtyconditions.
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1.Knobs,aircleanercover3.Paperelement
2.Aircleanercover4.Aircleanerbase
ServicingPaperElement
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Servicethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions)
Every100hours—Replacethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderextremely
dusty,dirtyconditions)
1.Removetheaircleanercover(
Figure26).
2.Removetheaircleanerelementwiththeintegral
rubberseal(
Figure26).
3.Gentlytapthepleatedsideofthepaperelementto
dislodgedirt.Donotwashthepaperelementor
usepressurizedair,asthiswilldamagetheelement.
Replaceadirty,bent,ordamagedelement.Handle
newelementscarefully;donotuseiftherubberseal
isdamaged.
4.Cleanallaircleanercomponentsofanyaccumulated
dirtorforeignmaterial.Preventanydirtfrom
enteringthecarburetor.
5.Installtheaircleanerelementwiththepleatedside
“out”andseattherubbersealontotheedgesofthe
aircleanerbase(
Figure26).
6.Reinstalltheaircleanercoverandsecurewiththe
twoknobs(
Figure26).
ServicingtheEngineOil
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSG,SH,SJ,or
higher)
CrankcaseCapacity:51ounces(1.5l)whenthelter
ischanged
Viscosity:Seethetablebelow.
Figure27
CheckingtheOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engineoillevel.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengagethe
bladecontrolswitch,stoptheengine,andremove
thekey.
2.Makesuretheengineisstopped,level,andiscoolso
theoilhashadtimetodrainintothesump.
3.Tokeepdirt,grassclippings,etc.,outoftheengine,
cleantheareaaroundtheoilllcap/dipstickbefore
removingit.
4.Pullandremovetheoilllcap/dipstick;wipeoil
off.Reinsertthedipstickandpushrmlyintoplace
(
Figure28).
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