Maintenance; Safety Precautions; Routine And Periodic Maintenance - Lincoln Electric WELDANPOWER 125 IM530-C Operator's Manual

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
maintenance requiring their removal is complete.
• If guards are missing from the machine, get
replacements from a Lincoln Distributor. See the
EXPLODED VIEW AND PARTS LIST at the back of
this manual.
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Read the Safety Precautions in the front of this
manual and in the Briggs & Stratton or Robin /
Subaru Operating and Maintenance Instructions
manual before working on the WELDANPOWER 125.
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
starting, operating, or repairing this machine.
ROUTINE AND PERIODIC

MAINTENANCE

ENGINE MAINTENANCE
CAUTION
To prevent the engine from accidentally starting,
disconnect the spark plug lead before servicing the
engine.
See the Briggs & Stratton or Robin / Subaru Owner's
manual for a summary of maintenance intervals for
the engine. Follow either the hourly or the calendar
intervals, whichever come first. More frequent
service may be required, depending on your specific
application and operating conditions. The Briggs &
Stratton and Robin / Subaru Owner's manual shows
engine maintenance replacement parts and numbers.
WELDANPOWER 125
MAINTENANCE
Change the oil the first time after 5 hours of operation
for Briggs & Stratton , 20 hours for the Robin / Subaru
Then, under normal operating conditions, change the
oil after every 50 hours or once a year, whichever
occurs first. If the engine is operated 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 full
mark on the dip stick. See Engine Owner's manual
for specific oil recommendations
Do not screw in
dipstick to check oil
Tighten dipstick
firmly before starting
More frequent servicing is required with dusty
operating conditions. Refer to the maintenance
section of the Engine Owner's Manual for more
information.
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OIL: Check the oil level after every 5
hours of operation or daily. BE SURE
TO MAINTAIN THE OIL LEVEL.
FIGURE D.1 - OIL DRAIN AND
REFILL LOCATION
FILL to FULL mark on
dipstick - recheck
12 mm
HEX
Drain
plug
FUEL: At the end of each day's use,
refill the fuel tank to minimize moisture
condensation and dirt contamination in
the fuel line.
AIR CLEANER: With normal operating
conditions, the maintenance schedule for
cleaning and re-oiling the foam pre-filter
is every 25 hours and replacement of the
air cleaner filter element every 100 hours.
OIL DRAIN
PLUG
Oil drain