Inspections And Maintenance By Dealer; Maintenance And Care - Stihl FS 38 Instruction Manual

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WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always shut off the
engine before adjusting the nylon mowing line by
hand.
16.4 Replacing Nylon Line
STIHL DuroCut
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always shut off the
engine before refilling the mowing head.
► Fit nylon line in the mowing head as described
in the instructions supplied.
16.5 Replacing Cutting Blades
16.5.1 STIHL PolyCut
Always check the mowing head for signs of wear
before installing new cutting blades.
WARNING
If there are signs of serious wear, replace the
complete mowing head.
The thermoplastic cutting blades are referred to
as "blades" in the following.
The mowing head is supplied with illustrated
instructions for replacing the blades. Keep the
instructions for the mowing head in a safe place.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always shut off the
engine before installing the blades.
► Remove the mowing head.

18 Maintenance and Care

The following intervals apply for normal operating
conditions. The specified intervals must be short‐
ened accordingly when working for longer than nor‐
mal or under difficult cutting conditions (extensive
dust, etc.).
Complete machine
22
Visual inspection (condi‐
tion, leaks)

17 Inspections and Maintenance by Dealer

► Replace blades as shown in the illustrated
instructions.
► Mount the mowing head on the machine.
17 Inspections and Mainte‐
nance by Dealer
17.1 Maintenance work
STIHL recommends that maintenance and repair
work be carried out only by authorized STIHL
dealers.
17.2 Fuel pickup body in tank
► Have the pickup body in the fuel tank replaced
every year
17.3 Spark Arrestor in Muffler and
Spacer
WARNUNG
To reduce the risk of damage to persons or
objects from contact with hot parts, never oper‐
ate the machine without a spacer, or with the
spacer damaged.
See "Main Parts" for positions of spark arrestor
and spacer.
► If the engine is down on power, have the spark
arrestor in the muffler checked
► Check the spacer for damage
► Have a damaged spacer replaced immediately
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