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Engine Maintenance
Engine Safety
•
Keep your hands, feet, face, clothing, and other
body parts away from the muffler and other hot
surfaces. Allow engine components to cool before
performing maintenance.
•
Do not change the engine governor speed or
overspeed the engine.
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Service Interval: Before each use or daily—Clean
and check the air-cleaner element.
Note:
Service the air cleaner more frequently (every
few hours) if operating conditions are extremely dusty
or sandy.
Removing the Air-Cleaner Paper
Element
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the blade-control switch (PTO), and engage the
parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Clean around the air-cleaner cover to prevent
dirt from getting into the engine and causing
damage.
4.
Loosen the hose clamp and remove the paper
element
(Figure
34).
Figure 34
1. Cover
2. Paper element
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3. Hose clamp
Servicing the Paper Air-Cleaner
Element
Service Interval: Every 100 hours—Clean the paper
air-cleaner element (more often in
dirty or dusty conditions).
Every 200 hours—Replace the paper air-cleaner
element (more often in dirty or dusty conditions).
1.
Clean the paper element by tapping it gently to
remove dust.
Note:
If it is very dirty, replace the paper
element with a new one.
2.
Inspect the element for tears, an oily film, or
damage to the rubber seal.
3.
Replace the paper element if it is damaged.
Important:
Do not clean the paper filter.
Servicing the Engine Oil
Engine-Oil Specifications
Oil Type: Detergent oil (API service SF, SG, SH, SJ,
or SL)
Crankcase Capacity: 1.8 L (61 fl oz); without filter;
2.1 L (70 fl oz) with filter
Viscosity: See the table below.
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Figure 35
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