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• Replacepaperelementyearly or every 300 hours.
Do notwashpaperelement.Do not usepressurizedair to clean or I
dry papereement.
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NOTE:Operatingina dustyconditionmay requiremorefrequent
maintenancethan above.
1. Reinstallthe foamelementandthenthe paperelementonthe air
cleanerbody.
2. Reinstalltheaircleanercaseontheaircleanerbodybyfirstfittingthe
projection(A)on the edgeof the air cleanercaseintothe slit (B)
in theair cleanerbody.SeeFigure15.
3. Slidingthefasteners(C)towardtheaircleanercase,securelyfasten
togetherthe caseandair cleanerbody.
Afterservicingthe air cleaner,be sureall the removedpartsare
reinstalledproperlyinplace.Failuretosecurelyfastentogetherair
cleanercase and air cleanerbody maycausedirt or otherforeign
materialsto enterthe enginewhileit is running,resultinginengine
troublesorfailures.
Check Engine Oil
Checkoillevelbeforeeachoperation.Besureoil levelis maintained.
1. Removeoil fill dipstickand wipe cleanwith cloth.
2. Replacedipstickwithoutscrewingit in. Removeand checkoil
level.Levelshouldbeat FULLmark.
3. If needed,addoil slowly- recheck.Do notoverfill.
4. Installandtightendipstick.
Do not overfill.Overfillingwithoil maycausetheengineto notstart,
hardstarting,or engine smoking.If overthe FULLmarkon the
dipstick,drainoil to reduceoillevelto FULLmarkon dipstick.
Change Engine Oil
,, Onlyuse highqualitydetergentoil ratedwithAPIservice
classificationSF,SG,SH,or SJ.Selectthe oil'sSAEviscosity
gradeaccordingto theexpectedoperatingtemperature.Referto
Operationsectionfor viscositychart.
,, Changeengineoil afterthe first eight hoursof operation,and
everyfifty hoursthereafter.
To Drain Oil
1. Drainthe fuelfromthe tankby runningthe engineuntilthefuel
tankis empty.Besurethe moweris level.
2. WithengineOFFbut stillwarm,disconnectsparkplugwire and
keepit awayfromsparkplug.
3. Tip the mower,keepingthe mufflersidedown.
4. Removethe dipstickfromthe engineandpourentireoilcontents
fromthecrankcaseintoan appropriatecontainer.
5. Putthe mowerbackto itsoperatingposition(onall fourwheels).
6. Refillwithapproximately18oz.of freshoil. Fillto FULLlineon
dipstick.Do not overfill.Referto GasAndOil Fill-Up inOperation
section.
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Figure15
7. Replaceoil fill dipstickandtighten.
8. Replacesparkplugwirebeforestarting.
Usedoil is a hazardouswasteproduct.Disposeof usedoil properly.
IDo notdiscardwithhouseholdwaste.Checkwith your localauthori-
Ities or SearsServiceCenterfor safedisposal/recyclingfacilities.
Service Muffler
,, Inspectmufflerperiodically,and replaceif necessary.Replace-
mentpartsfor the mufflermustbe the sameand installedinthe
samepositionas the originalparts.
of mufflerandnearbyengineareasmayexceed150° F ITemperature
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1(65C). Avod contactwth theseareas.
Clean Engine
,, Dailyor beforeeveryuse,clean grass,chaff oraccumulated
debris fromengine.Keeplinkage,spring,and controlsclean.
Keepareaaroundand behindmufflerfreeof anycombustible
debris.
,, Keepingenginecleanallowsair movementaroundengine.
,, Enginepartsshouldbe keptcleanto reducethe risk of overheat-
ingand ignitionof accumulateddebris.
Do notuse waterto cleanengineparts.Watercouldcontaminatefuel
system.Usea brushordry cloth.
Carburetor Adjustment
The carburetoronthis engineis notadjustable.
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