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Beforeservicing,repairing,lubricatingor inspecting,disengageall
controlsandstopengine.Waituntilallmovingpartshavecometoa
completestop.Removethekeytopreventunintendedstarting.Always
wearsafetyglassesduringoperationorwhileperforminganyadjust-
mentsorrepairs.
Followthemaintenanceschedulegivenbelow.Thischartdescribes
serviceguidelinesonly.UsetheServiceLogcolumntokeeptrack
ofcompletedmaintenancetasks.TolocatethenearestSears
ServiceCenteror to scheduleservice,simplycontactSearsat
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
Maintenance Schedule
EachUseand every 5
hours
1st5 hours
Annuallyor 25 hours
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1. Engineoillevel
2. Looseor missinghardware
3. Unitandengine.
1. Engineoil
1. Sparkplug
2. Controllinkagesand pivots
3. Wheels
4. Gearshaft andAugershaft
1. Engineoil
1. Sparkplug
Annuallyor 50 hours
Annuallyor 100 hours
BeforeStorage 1. Fuelsystem 1.
1. Check
2. Tightenor replace
3. Clean
1. Change
1. Check
2. Lubewithlightoil
3. Lubewithmultipurposeautogrease
4. Lubewithlightoil
1. Change
1. Clean,adjustgap,or replaceif
necessary
Runengineuntilit stopsfrom lack
of fuel
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ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Checking Engine Oil
Beforelubricating,repairing,or inspecting,disengageall controls
Iand stop engine.Waituntilall movingpartshavecometo a complete
_stop.
NOTE: Checktheoil levelbeforeeachuseand after every five hours
of operationto be surecorrectoil levelis maintained.
Whenaddingoil to the engine,referto viscositychart below.Engine
oilcapacityis 600ml (approx.20 oz.). Donot over-fill.Usea 4-stroke,
oran equivalenthighdetergent,premiumqualitymotoroilcertified
to meetorexceedU.S.automobilemanufacturer'srequirementsfor
serviceclassificationSG, SR MotoroilsclassifiedSG, SFwill show
thisdesignationonthe container.
1. Removethe oil fillercap/dipstickandwipethe dipstickclean.
2. Insertthe cap/dipstickintothe oilfiller neck,turnthe cap 1/4turn
untilfully seated.
NOTE:On someengines,a threadedcap/dipstickmayexist
insteadof a 1/4turn cap as describedabove.In thisinstancedo
not fullytightenthe cap to checkthe oil level.Simplyrest the cap
onthe threadsto checkfor properoil level.
3. Removethe oil fillercap/dipstick.If levelis low,slowlyadd oil until
oil levelregistersbetweenhigh(H) andlow (L). SeeFigure11.
4. Replaceandtightencap/dipstickfirmlybeforestartingengine.
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Figure11
Changing Engine Oil
NOTE:Changethe engineoil after thefirst 5 hoursof operationand
once a seasonor every50 hoursthereafter.
1. Drainfuel from tank by runningengine untilthefuel tankis empty.
Besurefuel fill capis secure.
2. Placesuitableoil collectioncontainerunderoil drain plug.
3. Removeoil drain plug.SeeFigure12.
4. Tip engineto drainoil intothe container.Usedoil mustbe
disposedof at a propercollectioncenter
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