Specifications; Maintenance - Craftsman 580.752090 Operator's Manual

6. Siowiy pour oii (about 20 oz.) into oil fiii opening (B) to
the point of overflowing (C) at oil fill cap.
7. Reinstali oii tiff cap. Finger tighten cap securely.
8. Wipe up any spilled oil.
Service Air Cleaner
Your engine wilI not run properly and may be damagedif you
run it with a dirty air cleaner.
Service the air cieaner once ever}, 25 hours of operation or
once eachyear, whichever comes first. Service more often if
operating under dirty or dusty conditions.
To service the air cleaner, fellew these steps:
1. Loosen screw (A) and tilt cover (B) down.
2. Carefully remove cartridge (C) assembly.
3. To ciean cartridge, gentiy tap pleated paper side on a flat
surface.
4. Reinstaii ciean or new cartridge assembly inside cover.
5. Insert cover's tabs (D) into siots in bottom of base (E).
6. Tilt cover up and tigilten screw secureiy to base.
NOTE:You can purchase new air fiiter elements by caifing
1-800o4-MY-NOME (800o469-4663}.
Service Spark Plug
Changethe spark plug every 100 hours of operation or once
each year, whichever comes first. This will help your engine
to start easier and run better.
1. Cleanarea around spark plug.
2. Remove and inspect spark piug.
3. Checkelectrode gap with wire feeler gauge and set spark
plug gap to 0.030 inch (0.76 ram) if necessary.
4. Repiacespark piug if eiectrodes are pitted, burned or
porcelain is cracked. Use the recommended replacement
plug. See Specifications.
5. Instaii spark piug and tighten firmly.
NOTE:You can purchase a new spark plug by calling
1-800-4-MY-NO_,IE (800-469-4663).
Spark Attester Service
Your engine is not factory=equippedwith a spark arrester, in
some areas, it is iliegaI to operatean engine without a spark
arrester. Check iocai iaws and regulations. A spark arrester is
available from your nearest Sears service center. If you need
to order a spark arrester, please call 1-800o4-_IY-NOME
(8e0o469o4663).
The spark arrester must be serviced every 50 hours to keep it
functioning as designed.
If the engine has been running, the muffler will be very hot.
Allow the muffler to cool before servicing spark attester.
WARNING
Contact with muffler area can result in serious
burns.
Exhaustheat/gases can ignite combustibles,
structures or damage fuet tank causing a fire.
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DO NOTtouch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.
Allow equipment to cool before touching.
Keep at least5 feet (152 cm) of clearance on all sides of
pressure washer including overhead.
Code of Federal Regulation (CFR)Title 36 Parks, Forests, and
Public Property require equlprnent powered by an internal
combustion engine to have a spark arrester rnaintained in
effective working order, complying to USDAForest service
standard 5100-1C or later revision. In the State of California a
spark arrester is required under section 4442 of the California
Public resources code. Other states may have similar laws.
o Removespark arrester screen for cleaning and
inspection.
o Replace if screen is damaged.
Air Cooling System
Overtime debris may accumulate in cylinder cooling fins and
cannot be observed without partiai engine disassembiy. For
this reason, we recommend you have a qualified service
dealer clean the cooiing system per recommended intervals
(see Ma_;_tenance Schedu/'ein beginning of Maintenance
section). Equaliy important is to keeptop of engine free from
debris. See C!eanDebris.
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