Servicing Your Honda Trimmer; The Importance Of Maintenance; Maintenance Safety - Honda HHT31S Owner's Manual

SERVICING YOUR HONDA TRIMMER

THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE

Good maintenance is essential for safe,
economical, and trouble-free operation. It will
also help reduce air pollution.
WARNING

Improperly maintaining this trimmer, or failure
to correct a problem before operation, can
cause a malfunction in which you can be
seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the inspection and maintenance
recommendations and schedules in this
owner's manual.
To help you properly care for your trimmer, the
following pages include a maintenance schedule,
routine inspection procedures, and simple
maintenance procedures using basic hand tools.
Other service tasks that are more difficult, or
require special tools, are best handled by
professionals and are normally performed by a
Honda technician or other qualified mechanic.
The maintenance schedule applies to normal
operating conditions. If you operate your trimmer
under severe conditions, such as sustained high-
load or high-temperature operation, or use it in
unusually wet or dusty conditions, consult your
authorized Honda servicing dealer for
recommendations applicable to your individual
needs and use.
Remember that your authorized Honda servicing
dealer knows your trimmer best and is fully
equipped to maintain and repair it.
To ensure the best quality and reliability, use only
new, genuine Honda parts or their equivalents for
repair and replacement.
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the
emission control devices and systems may
be performed by any engine repair
establishment or individual, using parts that
are "certified" to EPA standards.
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MAINTENANCE SAFETY

Some of the most important safety precautions
follow. However, we cannot warn you of every
conceivable hazard that can arise in performing
maintenance. Only you can decide whether or
not you should perform a given task.
WARNING

Failure to properly follow maintenance
instructions and precautions can cause you to
be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the procedures and precautions
in the owner's manual.
Safety Precautions
•
Make sure the engine is off before you begin
any maintenance or repairs. This will
eliminate several potential hazards:
— Carbon monoxide poisoning from
engine exhaust.
Be sure there is adequate ventilation
whenever you operate the engine.
— Burns from hot parts.
Let the engine and exhaust system cool
before touching.
— Injury from moving parts.
Do not run the engine unless instructed to
do so.
•
Read the instructions before you begin, and
make sure you have the tools and skills
required.
•
To reduce the possibility of fire or explosion,
be careful when working around gasoline.
Use only a nonflammable solvent, not
gasoline, to clean parts. Keep cigarettes,
sparks, and flames away from all fuel-related
parts.