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Cleaner
Housing
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Figure 15
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Alwaysobservesafetyruleswhen performing
anymaintenance.
2. Thewarrantyon thisyardvacuumdoes notcover itemsthathave
beensubjectedto operatorabuseor negligence.To receivefull
valuefromwarranty,operatormustmaintainthe equipmentas
instructedhere.
3. Someadjustmentswill haveto be madeperiodicallyto maintain
yourunit properly.
4. Periodicallycheckall fastenersand makesuretheseare tight.
,_ WARNING:Alwaysstopengineand disconnect
sparkplugwire before performingany maintenance
or adjustments. Alwayswear safetyglasses during
operation or while performingany adjustments or
repairs.
LUBRICATION
1. Wheels-Placea few dropsof SAE30 oil on eachshoulderscrew
oncea season.Referto Figure23 on page 18.
2. Nozzle height adjustment levers- Lubricatenozzleheightadjust-
mentleverswith lightoil. Referto Figure9.
3. Locking Rod- Lubricatethe lockrod and compressionsprings
whichattachto the mountingbracket.Referto Figure8.
CLEAN EQUIPMENT
1. Cleanthe YardVacuumthoroughlyaftereachuse.
2. Washbag periodicallywith water.Allowto dry thoroughlyin shade.
3. If the flail screenbecomesclogged,removeand cleanas instructed
in the SERVICEAND ADJUSTMENTSsection.
NOTE:Cleaningwith a forcefulspray of wateris not recommendedas
it couldcontaminatethe fuelsystem.
CHECK ENGINE OIL
1. Stopengineandwaitseveralminutesbeforecheckingoil level.
Withengineon levelground,the oil mustbe to FULL markon
dipstick.
2. Removeoil fill dipstick.
3. Checkoil levelondipstick.Levelshouldbe at FULLmark.(If not,
see "SubsequentUses"on page 11).
4. Replaceoilfill dipstickand tighten.
CHANGE ENGINE OIL
,, Only use highqualitydetergentoil ratedwith API serviceclassifica-
tion SF,SG, orSH.Selecttheoil's SAEviscositygradeaccording
to the expectedoperatingtemperature.Referto operationsection
for viscositychart.
Changeengineoilafter the firstfive hoursof operation,and every
twenty-fivehoursthereafter.
TO DRAIN OIL
Drainoil whileengineiswarm.Followthe instructionsgivenbelow:
1. Drainthe fuel fromthe tankby runningthe engineuntilthe fuel tank
is empty.
2. Removeoil fill dipstick.
3. Tip unit onits sideto drainthroughthe oil fill tube.
4. Whenengineis drainedof all oil, refillwithapproximately18oz. of
freshoil. Referto Gas And Oil Fill-Up in OPERATIONsection.
5. Replaceoilfill dipstickand tighten.
SERVICE AIR CLEANER
The aircleanerpreventsdamagingdirt, dust, etc.,from enteringthe
carburetorand beingforcedinto theengineand is importantto engine
lifeandperformance.The air cleanerconsistsof a pleatedfilter.Never
runthe enginewithoutanair cleanercompletelyassembled.
To Service Air Cleaner:
1. Loosenscrewand tiltplastichousingcoveron side ofenginedown.
SeeFigure15.
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