Engine Maintenance - Craftsman 580.327750 Owner's Manual

ENGINE MAINTENANCE
CHECKING OIL LEVEL
Oii levet should be checked prior to each use or at least
every 5 hours of operation, Keep oil level maintained.
CHANGING ENGINE OIL
CAUTION:DISCONNECT SPARKPLUG WIRE
FROMSPARKPLUGAND KEEPITAWAYFROM
SPARKPLUG.DO THIS EVERYTIME YOU PER-
FORMANY MAINTENANCEON THE ENGINEOR
GENERATOR
Change oil after first 2 hours of operation, Change oil
every 25 hours thereafter., tf you are using your generator
under extremely dirty or dusty conditions, or in extremely
hot weather, change oil more often,
Change oil while engine is still warm from running, as fol-
lows:
o Clean area around oil drain plug (Figure-7).
o Remove oil drain plug and oil fill plug to drain oil.
o When oil has drained, install oil drain plug and tighten
securely°
° Insert a clean fill funnel and fill oil sump with recom-
mended oil until oil level is at point of overflowing.
POUR SLOWLY. (See "Before Starting the Engine"
on Page 6 for oil recommendations).,
• Install the oil fill plug and tighten securely,
• Wipe up any spilled oilo
° Replace spark plug if electrodes are pitted, burned or
porcelain is cracked° For replacement use NGK
BPR6ES only,
o Check electrode gap with wire feeler gauge and set
spark plug gap to 0.030 inch (0.76 mm) if necessary
(Figure-9).
SERVICE AIR CLEANER
Your engine will not run properly and may be damaged if
you run it using a dirty" air cleaner,,
Clean or replace the air cleaner once every 125 hours of
operation or once each year, whichever comes first.
Replace more often if operating under dirty or dusty con-
ditionso Replacements are available at your local Sears
Authorized Service Center.
To clean or replace the air cleaner, follow these steps:
° Push in on tabs and lift outside edge (Figure-8),
= Remove air cleaner cover carefully°
° Remove the air filter and examine it for damage,
= Replace air filter if damaged or dirty.
° Reassemble all parts and replace cover_,
o Push tabs into slots until they %lick"o
F}gure-7
CLEAN SPARK PLUG
Change the 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. Replace with NGK
BPR6ES only,
. Clean area around spark plug,
° Remove and inspect spark plug.
Figure_8
REPLACE SPARK PLUG
Change the spark plug every 100 hours or operation or
once each year, whichever comes first. This will help your
engine to start easier and run better° Replace with NGK
BPR6ES or equivalent type spark plug, Set spark plug
gap to 0.030 inch (0,76mm)_
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