Safety Precautions; Routine And Periodic Maintenance; Maintenance; Engine Maintenance - Lincoln Electric POWER-ARC 4000 SVM103-A Service Manual

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

WARNING
• Have qualified personnel do all maintenance and
troubleshooting work.
• Turn the engine off before working inside the
machine.
• Remove guards only when necessary to perform
maintenance and replace them when the mainte-
nance requiring their removal is complete.
• If guards are missing from the machine, get replace-
ments from a Lincoln Distributor. See the EXPLOD-
ED VIEW AND PARTS LIST at the back of this man-
ual.
Read the Safety Precautions in the front of this manu-
al and in the Briggs & Stratton Operating and
Maintenance Instructions manual before working on
the POWER-ARC 4000.
Keep all equipment safety guards, covers, and
devices in position and in good repair. Keep your
hands, hair, clothing, and tools away from the recoil
housing, fans, and all other moving parts when start-
ing, operating, or repairing this machine.
ROUTINE AND PERIODIC

MAINTENANCE

ENGINE MAINTENANCE

CAUTION
To prevent the engine from accidentally starting, dis-
connect the spark plug lead before servicing the
engine.
See Table D.1 for a summary of maintenance intervals
for the items listed below. Follow either the hourly or
the calendar intervals, whichever come first. More fre-
quent service may be required, depending on your
specific application and operating conditions. Table
D.2 shows engine maintenance replacement parts and
numbers.
POWER-ARC 4000
MAINTENANCE
hours of operation.
conditions, change the oil after every 50 hours or once
a year, whichever occurs first. If the engine is operat-
ed under heavy load or in high ambient temperatures,
change the oil every 25 hours.
Drain the oil from the drain plug located on either side
of the engine bottom, as shown in Figure D.1. Refill
through the oil fill plug until the oil reaches the top of
the fill hole. Use SAE 10W-30 grade oil.
FIGURE D.1 - OIL DRAIN AND
1. OIL DRAIN PLUG
2. OIL FILL PLUG
3. OIL LEVEL
FUEL: At the end of each day's use, refill
the fuel tank to minimize moisture conden-
sation and dirt contamination in the fuel
line.
OIL: Check the oil level after every
5 hours of operation or daily. BE
SURE TO MAINTAIN THE OIL LEVEL.
Change the oil the first time after 5
Then, under normal operating
REFILL LOCATION
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