Regular Maintenance; Storage - Active 2.6 L Owner's Manual

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WARNING: From time to time make sure all brushcutter
screw are firmly secured.Replace damaged,worn,cracked
or wapped blades. Always make sure nylon string head
or blade have been assembled correctly and blade fastener
is tightened.
IN AIR FILTER SPONGE Fig. 19 - 20
- Check and clean regularly according to the working
conditions.
- Press down the lever (A) and remove the cover (1).
- Take out the filter (2).
- Wash element (2) with mix gasoline / oil and wring strongly.
- To oil the element (2)
- Reassemble in the opposite sequence to that listed for
disassembly.
- For best results and long engine life, use ACTIVE air filter
sponge oil Ref. 21010.
FUEL FILTER Fig. 21
To clean and to replace fuel filter, remove the fuel tank cap
and pull out the filter (2) with a hook wire (1) or long forleps.
Check fuel filter (2) periodically; replace it if too dirty.
ENGINE
Regularly: it is important,in order to avoid engine
overheating, to remove dust and dirt from slots,from
Follow all the maintenance instructions previously
described.
- Clean the brushcutter completely and lubrificate the
metallic parts.
- Empty fuel tank and run engine until dry.Store brushcutter
in a dry place.
- Remove the spark plug,put a small amount of oil into the
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8. REGULAR MAINTENANCE

cylinder, cap and fins using a brush or compressed air.
SPARK PLUG Fig. 22
From time to time(at least every 50 hours)remove and
clean the spark plug and check the electrode gap(0.5-0.6
mm.).Replace spark plug about every 100 working hours
or whenever it is extremely encrusted. Heavily encrusted
electrodes can result from an incorrect carburetor setting
or from wrong fuel mixture (too much oil in the fuel) or a
poor quality oil in the fuel mix.Check and correct.
Type of spark plug could be fitted ACTIVE
BEVEL GEAR Fig. 23
Every 50 working hours inject the bevel gear with gear
grease trough the hole (A).
Recommended grease: Special ACTIVE ìNO MELTî
Ref. 21230.
BLADE
AIways check the general conditions of the blade.Replace
blade if craked,chipped or damaged in any way.

9. STORAGE

cylinder rotate the crankshaft several times using the
starting in order to distribute the oil,put the spark plug
back in.
ATTENTION: all maintenance operations not reported in
this manual must be carried out by an authorized service
center.
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