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Operating
I nstructions
a nd
Owner’s
M anual
LF160F,
L F168F,
L F168F-‐2,
L F170
PLEASE
R EAD
T HIS
M ANUAL
C AREFULLY
B EFORE
O PERATING
Y OUR
N EW
...
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LF160F
LF168F
LF168F-‐2
LF170
(Q)
I ndicates
t his
E ngine
h as
a
K eyway
H orizontal
O utput
S haft
...
Preface
Thank
you
for
choosing
LIFAN
Power
USA
for
your
Engine
needs.
LIFAN
Power
USA
prides
i tself
o n
p roviding
q uality
e ngines
a t
a ffordable
p ricing.
...
Safety
I nstructions This
i s
t he
s afety
a lert
s ymbol.
I t
i s
u sed
t o
a lert
y ou
t o
p otential
p ersonal
i njury
...
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Safety
I nstructions
( continued)
WARNING! Rapid
r ecoil
o f
s tarter
c ord
( kickback)
m ay
p ull
h and
a nd
a rm
f orward
toward
...
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Safety
I nstructions
( continued)
CAUTION! Excessively
h igh
o perating
s peeds
( engine
r evolutions)
i ncrease
t he
r isk
o f
i njury
a nd
d amage
t o
t he
e ngine.
Excessively
...
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Safety
I nstructions
( continued)
CAUTION! Improper
u se
a nd
c are
o f
t his
e ngine
w ill
c ause
d amage
a nd
s horten
i ts
l ifespan.
F ailure
t o
f ollow
t hese
a ctions
w ill
v oid
a ll
warranties.
Controls
a nd
F eatures Read
t his
O wner’s
M anual
C ompletely
a nd
C arefully
b efore
O perating
E ngine.
...
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Controls
a nd
F eatures
( continued)
Legend
1. Fuel
T ank
C ap
–
V ented
F uel
C ap
M ust
b e
P roperly
I nstalled
a t
a ll
t imes
d uring
Operation.
...
Pre-‐Operating
I nstructions:
A ssembly
Your
L IFAN
P ower
U SA
e ngine
i s
p ackaged
w ithout
f uel
a nd
o il.
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Pre-‐Operating
I nstructions:
E ngine
S etup
CAUTION:
A ny
a ttempt
t o
s tart
t he
e ngine
b efore
i t
h as
b een
p roperly
s erviced
m ay
result
...
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Pre-‐Operating
I nstructions:
E ngine
S etup
(continued)
WARNING! Fuel
a nd
i ts
v apors
a re
e xtremely
f lammable
a nd
e xplosive. ...
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Pre-‐Operating
I nstructions:
E ngine
S etup
(continued)
CHECK
A IR
C LEANER
E LEMENT:
Refer
t o
“ Air
C leaner
M aintenance”
i n
t he
M aintenance
s ection
o f
t his
O wner’s
M anual
to
...
Operation
o f
E ngine HOW
T O
U SE
Y OUR
E NGINE
ENGINE
L OCATION:
WARNING! Running
e ngine
g ives
o ff
c arbon
m onoxide
g as.
I t
i s
o dorless,
c olorless,
a nd
h ighly
toxic.
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Operation
o f
E ngine HOW
T O
U SE
Y OUR
E NGINE
(continued)
ELECTRIC/PULL
( RECOIL)
S TART
M ODELS:
5. Using
p rovided
k ey,
t urn
t he
k ey
s witch
t o
t he
“ ON”
p osition.
R otate
t he
k ey
o ne
more
...
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Operation
o f
E ngine HOW
T O
U SE
Y OUR
E NGINE
(continued)
STOPPING
T HE
E NGINE:
R efer
t o
C ontrols
a nd
F eatures
s ection
f or
d iagram.
...
Maintenance
MAINTENANCE
S CHEDULE
PROCEDURE
TIME
Engine
O il
C heck
Each
U se
After
E ach
4 0
H ours
o f
U se
( For
I nitial
B reak
Replace
...
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Maintenance
( continued)
OIL
C HANGE
P ROCEDURES
( continued):
Always
u se
y our
d ipstick
t o
c heck
t he
o il
l evel
a nd
o nly
f ill
t o
t he
f ull
m ark
o n
t he
dipstick.
...
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Maintenance
( continued)
SPARK
P LUG
M AINTENANCE:
1. Remove
S park
P lug
C ap
( refer
t o
" Spark
P lug
C ap
R emoval”
f igure
b elow.)
2.
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Maintenance
( continued)
FUEL
S YSTEM
M AINTENANCE
( continued):
diagram
b elow)
a nd
e ither
c lean
o r
r eplace
t he
f uel
f ilter
e lement.
R e-‐assemble
the
...
Engine
S afety
1. Never
o perate
g asoline
e ngine
p owered
p roducts
i n
a ny
e nclosed
s paces,
a s
they
p roduct
d eadly
C arbon
M onoxide
P oisonous
G ases.
2.
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