Engine Maintenence - Craftsman T1600 247.203751 Operator's Manual

Maintenence
Beforeperforming anymaintenanceor repairs,disengage PTO, m oveshift J
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Used oil isa hazardouswaste product. D ispose o f usedoil properly. D onot
discardwith householdwaste. Check w ith your localauthorities or or contact
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FuelFilter
Engine
Referto the Engine Owner's Manual f orenginemaintenance i nstructions.
Check e ngineoil levelbeforeeachuseasinstructed i n the Engine Owner's Manual
packed with yourunit. Followthe instructions carefully.
ChangingEngine Oil
Theengineoil shouldbechanged inthe first 5 hoursandthenevery50 hoursor
onceaseason. T ochange the engineoil, proceed asfollows:
1. WithengineOFF butstill warm,disconnect sparkplug wireandkeepit away
fromsparkplug.
2. Remove t he oil fill cap/dipstick from theoil fill tube.See Figure 10.
Dipstick
Oil Drain
Valve
Oil Drain
Sleeve
Figure 10
3. Turnthe steeringwheelall the wayto the rightto betterexpose thedrain
plug.
4. Clipthe oil drainsleeve (packed withthismanual) o ntothe oil drainport.
Routethe opposite endof the sleeve intoan appropriate oil collection
container w itha capacity greatenough to collectthe usedoil.
5. Remove t he oil drainplug,Theoil will beginto drainout ofthe engine.
6. Afterthe oil hasfinisheddraining,replace the oil drainplugandtighten.Be
careful n ot to overtighten.
Remove t he oil drainsleeve andretainfor lateruse.
7.
8.
Refillthe enginewith newmotoroil asinstructed in the Engine Operator's
Manual i ncluded w ith thistractor.Seethe Engine Owner's Manual i ncluded
with thistractorfor properoil capacity.
Gasolineand itsvaporsare extremelyflammable andexplosive.Fireor
explosioncancausesevereburnsor death.
Keep gasoline awayfromsparks, o penflames,pilotlights,heat,andother
ignitionsources.
Check f uel lines,tank,cap,andfittings frequentlyforcracks or leaks.Replace
if necessary.
Before replacingthefuel filter,drainthe fueltank asperthe instructions
below.
Donot drainfuel whenthe engineishot.Allowthe engineadequate time to
cool.Drainfuel intoanapproved container o utdoors, a wayfrom openflame.
Drainanylargevolume of fuelfrom the tank bydisconnecting thefuel line
from the in-linefuelfilter neartheengine.
Remove t hefuel linefrom the In-lineside(sidetowardsthe fueltank)of the
fuel filter.
Replacement partsmustbethe sameandinstalledin the samepositionas
the originalparts.
Iffuel spills,waituntil it evaporates b efore startingengine.
Before replacingthefuel filter,drainthe fueltank.Otherwise, fuel canleak
out andcauseafire or explosion.
To Drain the fuel:
1. Locate t he fuelfilter,whichisroutedonthe leftsideofthe engine between
the fueltankandthecarburetor, andmaybeattached to theenginewithatie
strap.Cut t he tiestrap,if present, t henpinchthein-lineclamponthe fuelfilter
with apairofpliers,slidethe clampupthefuel line.Pullthefuellinefreefrom
the filter andplace theopenendofthe lineintoanapproved c ontainer t o drain
the fuel.
To change the fuel filter:
1. Use pliersto squeeze the tabson theotherclamp(theout-linesideof the
fuel filter), thenslidetheclampawayfromthe fuel filter.Twistandpullthe
fuel lineoffofthe fuel filter.SeeFigure 11.
Clamp
Fuel
Line
Tab
18
Figure 11
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