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Servicing the air cleaner
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Do not use pressurized air or solvents to clean the air cleaner
cartridge.
The air cleaner prevents damaging dirt, dust, etc., from entering the
carburetor and being forced into the engine and is important to engine
life and performance. Never run the engine without an air cleaner
completely assembled.
Replace the air cleaner every 25 hours of operation.
1.
Loosen screws that hold the air filter cover.
2.
Open cover and remove air filter. See Figure 12.
Air Filter
Cover
3.
Discard old air filter.
4.
Install new air filter.
5.
Close the cover and tighten screws.
NOTE: If the filter is torn or damaged in any way, replace it.
check Engine Oil
1.
Make sure engine is level and the area around oil fill cap is clean.
2.
Remove oil fill cap.
3.
Oil should be near the top of the oil fill cap threads, almost to the
point of overflowing
change Engine Oil
•
Only use high quality detergent oil rated with API service
classification SF, SG, or SH. Select the oil's SAE viscosity grade
according to the expected operating temperature. Refer to opera-
tion section for viscosity chart.
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Change engine oil after the first five to eight hours of operation,
and every fifty hours or every season thereafter. Change oil every
twenty five hours when operating engine under heavy load or in
high temperatures.
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE
Figure 12
To Drain Oil
1.
Run the engine to warm the oil.
2.
With engine OFF but still warm, d
and keep it away from spark plug.
3.
Remove oil drain cap located at the base of the engine, and drain
oil into an appropriate receptacle. See Figure 13.
Oil Drain
End Cap
Used oil is a hazardous waste product. Dispose of used oil properly.
Do not discard with household waste. Check with your local authori-
ties or Sears Service Center for safe disposal/recycling facilities.
4.
When engine is drained of all oil, replace and tighten the oil drain
cap.
5.
With the engine level, refill with approximately 28 oz. of fresh oil.
Fill the oil up into the threads of the oil fill plug, almost to the point
of overflowing.
6.
Replace the oil fill plug and wipe up any oil that may have spilled
or overflowed.
7.
Replace spark plug wire before starting.
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isconnect the spark plug wire
Figure 13
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