Engine Maintenance - Craftsman 247.88779 Operator's Manual

Before s ervicing, repairing, lubricating or inspecting, disengage all
controls and stop engine. Wait until allmoving parts h ave c ome t oa
complete stop. Remove the key toprevent unintended starting. Always
wear safety glasses during o peration orwhile performing any adjust-
ments orrepairs.
Follow t he maintenance schedule given b elow. This chart describes
service guidelines only. Use the Service Log column tokeep t rack
ofcompleted maintenance tasks. Tolocate t henearest Sears
Service
Centeror to scheduleservice,simplycontact Searsat
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
Maintenance Schedule
EachUseand every 5
hours
1st5 hours
Annuallyor 25 hours
= =
1. Engineoil level
2. Looseor missinghardware
3. Unit and engine.
1. Engineoil
1. Sparkplug
2. Controllinkagesand pivots
3. Wheels
4. Gearshaft and Augershaft
1. Engineoil
1. Sparkplug
Annuallyor 50 hours
Annuallyor 100 hours
BeforeStorage 1. Fuelsystem 1.
1. Check
2. Tightenor replace
3. Clean
1. Change
1. Check
2. Lubewith lightoil
3. Lubewith multipurposeautogrease
4. Lubewith lightoil
1. Change
1. Clean,adjust gap,or replaceif
necessary
Runengineuntilit stopsfrom lack
of fuel
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ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Checking Engine Oil
Beforelubricating,repairing,or inspecting,disengageall controls
Iand stop engine.Wait untilall movingpartshavecometo a complete
_stop.
NOTE: Checktheoil levelbeforeeachuseand after every five hours
of operationto be surecorrectoil levelis maintained.
Whenaddingoil to the engine,referto viscositychart below.Engine
oil capacityis 600 ml (approx.20 oz.). Donot over-fill.Usea 4-stroke,
or an equivalenthighdetergent,premiumquality motoroil certified
to meet or exceedU.S.automobilemanufacturer's requirements for
serviceclassification SG, SR MotoroilsclassifiedSG, SFwill show
this designationon the container.
1. Removethe oil fillercap/dipstickand wipethe dipstickclean.
2. Insertthe cap/dipstickintothe oil filler neck,turnthe cap 1/4turn
untilfully seated.
NOTE:On someengines,a threadedcap/dipstickmayexist
insteadof a 1/4turn cap as describedabove.In this instancedo
not fullytightenthe cap to checkthe oil level.Simplyrest the cap
on the threadsto checkfor properoil level.
3. Removethe oil fillercap/dipstick.If levelis low, slowlyadd oil until
oil levelregistersbetweenhigh (H) and low (L). See Figure11.
4. Replaceand tighten cap/dipstickfirmlybeforestartingengine.
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Figure11
Changing Engine Oil
NOTE:Changethe engineoil after thefirst 5 hoursof operationand
once a seasonor every50 hoursthereafter.
1. Drainfuel from tank by runningengine untilthefuel tank is empty.
Be surefuel fill capis secure.
2. Placesuitableoil collectioncontainerunderoil drain plug.
3. Removeoil drain plug.See Figure12.
4. Tip engineto drain oil intothe container.Usedoil mustbe
disposedof at a propercollectioncenter
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