Change The Oil Filter; Fuel - Lincoln Electric SHIELD-ARC SVM128-A Service Manual

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CHANGE THE OIL FILTER: Change the oil filter the
first time between 25 and 50 hours of operation. Then,
under normal operating conditions, change the oil filter
after every 200 to 250 hours of operation. If the engine
is operated under heavy load or in high ambient tem-
peratures, change the oil filter more frequently. See
Table D.1 for recommended maintenance intervals.
Order Perkins oil filter #2654408 from your local
Perkins service center.
Change the oil filter as follows:
1 . See Figure D.1. Remove the oil drain plug (1).
Drain the oil from the engine and allow the oil filter
to drain.
2. See Figure D.1. Remove the old filter (spin it off)
and discard it (2). Wipe off the filter mounting sur-
face and adapter.
3. Fill the new filter with fresh engine oil. Apply a thin
coat of new oil to the rubber gasket on the new oil
filter.
4. Spin the new filter onto the mounting adapter finger
tight until the gasket is evenly seated. Then turn it
down another 1/2 turn. Do not overtighten the new
filter.
MAINTENANCE
FIGURE D.1 – OIL DRAIN AND REFILL
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5. Refill the engine with the proper amount and type
6. See Figure D.1. If there are no leaks, stop the
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. Do not overfill; leave room for the fuel
to expand.
Refer to your engine operation manual for recom-
mended grade of fuel.
SA-250
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of oil as described in the Change the Oil section,
above. Start the engine and check for leaks
around the filter element. Correct any leaks (usu-
ally by retightening the filter, but only enough to
stop leaks) before placing the SA-250 back in ser-
vice.
engine and recheck the oil level. If necessary, add
oil to bring the level up to the "MAX" mark, but do
not overfill.
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