Craftsman CX series 247.374880 Operator's Manual page 102

AddOil
IMPORTANT: Besureunit isona {eve{ s urface with theenginestopped.
1. Wipearounddipstickcapandtubewith adeanclothto remove anydebris.
Referto Figure 13onprevious page.
2. Remove d ipstkk andwipedeanwith acloth.
3. Pouro1[ i nto thedJpstkktube. Donotoverfill Withan o1[ f ilter change the
high levelamount o foi[ for thisengineis1700ml(5Z48N-oz.).
4. Instal[dipstickandturn to [goRed p ositionbefore startingengine.
5. Startengine.Allow to runfor afewseconds a ndthenshutdownthe engine.
6. Check t he o11 l evel.SeeChecking 0 1{Level s ection.
Checkingthe SparkPlug
DONOT checkfor sparkwith sparkplug removed. D ONOT crankenginewith
sparkplug removed.
Toensureproperengineoperation, t he sparkplug mustbeproperlygapped and
freeofdeposits.
1. Remove t he sparkplug bootanduseasparkplugwrenchto remove the
plug.
If the enginehasbeenrunning, the muffler will be veryhot. Becareful not
to touchthe muffler.
Visuallyinspect t he sparkplug.Discard t he sparkplugif thereisapparent
wear, o r if the insulatoriscracked or chipped.Clean the sparkplug with a
wirebrushif it isto bereused.
3. Measure the pluggapwith afeelergauge. C orrect asnecessary b ybending
sideelectrode. S eeFigure 15.Thegapshouldbesetto 0.024-0.031 i n.
4. Check thatthe sparkplug washer isingoodcondit{on andthreadthe spark
plugin byhandto preventcross-threading.
5. Afterthe sparkplug isseated, t ightenwith asparkplugwrenchto compress
the washer.
NOTE: Wheninstallinganewsparkplug,tighten 1/2turn afterthe spark
plugseats to compress t he washer. W henreinstallingausedsparkplug,
tighten 1/8-1/4 turn after thesparkplugseats to compress t he washer.
IMPORTANT: Thesparkplug mustbesecurely tightened.An improperly
tightenedsparkplug canbecome veryhot andmaydamage the engine.
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Electrode
--_ _ 0.024-0.031in.
Figure 15
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Air Filter Cover
Servicing the Air F}Iter
Figure 16
If filters, or coversare not installed correctlyseriousinjuryor death
could resultfrom backfire.Donot attempt to start the enginewith them
removed.
Donot usepressurizedair or solventsto cleanthe air filter cartridge.
Paper f ilterscannotbecleaned andshouldbereplaced every100operatinghours;
moreoften if usedinextremely dustyconditions.
I. Unscrew the thumbscrews andremove the air filter cover. S eeFigure 16.
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