Servicing Your Honda Trimmer 5; The Importance Of Maintenance; Maintenance Safety - Honda UMK431 Owner's Manual

SERVICING YOUR HONDATRIMMER
THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE
Good maintenance is essential for safe,
economical, and trouble-free operation. It will also
help reduce air pollution.
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.
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.
Failure to properly follow maintenance
insUructions and precautions can cause
you to be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the procedures and
precautions in the 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
servicing dealer for recommendations applicable
to your individual needs and use.
Remember that your 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.
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.
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Burns from hot parts.
Let the engine and exhaust system cool
before touching.
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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.