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MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Beforeperforminganytypeof maintenance/service,disengageall
controlsandstoptheengine.Waituntilall movingpartshavecometo
acompletestop.Disconnectsparkplugwireandgrounditagainstthe
enginetopreventunintendedstarting.Alwayswearsafetyglassesduring
operationor whileperforminganyadjustmentsor repairs.
Followthe maintenanceschedulegivenbelow.This chart describes
serviceguidelinesonly. Usethe ServiceLog columnto keeptrackof
completedmaintenancetasks.To locate the nearest Sears Service
Centeror to scheduleservice,simplycontactSears at
1-800-4-MY-HOME®.
EachUse .
2.
1. Check
2. Clean
Engineoil level.
SnowThrowerand exhaust
area.
Engineoil.
Engineoil.
Exhaustarea.
SparkPlug.
Engineoil
Sparkplug
Pivotpoints
Controlhandle
Extensionspring
1st5 hours 1. 1. Change.
Every5 hours 1. 1. Check.
2. 2. Clean.
25hours 1. 2. Check.
Everyseason/50hours 1. 1. Change
Everyseason/lO0hours 1. 1. Clean,replace,re-gap
Everyseason/Before 1. 1. Lubricate
storage 2. 2. Lubricate
3. 3. Lubricate
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
Topreventaccidentalstart-up,shut off the engineand removethe
ignitionkey beforeperforminganytype of engine maintenance.
Periodicinspectionand adjustmentof the engine is essentialif high
levelperformanceis to be maintained.Regularmaintenancewill also
ensurea longservicelife.The requiredserviceintervalsandthetype
of maintenanceto beperformedaredescribedinthe tableabove.
Followthe hourlyor calendarintervals,whicheveroccurfirst. More
frequentserviceis requiredwhenoperatingin adverseconditions.
CHECKING ENGINE OIL
1. Removethe oil fillercap/dipstickand wipethe dipstickclean.
Referto Figure4.
2. Insertthe cap/dipstickintothe oil filler neck,but DO NOTscrew
it in.
3. Removethe oil fillercap/dipstick.If the levelis low, slowlyadd
oil untiloil levelregistersbetweenhigh (H) and low (L), Referto
Figure4.
NOTE:Donot overfill.Overfillingthe enginewith oil mayresultin the
enginesmoking,hardstartingor spark plug fouling.
Oil Recommendations
Whenaddingoil to the engine,referto the viscositychartbelow
(Figure10). Engineoil capacityis 600 rnl(approx.20oz.). Do not
over-fill.Use a4-stroke,oran equivalenthighdetergent,premiumqual-
itymotoroil certifiedto meetor exceedU.S.automobilemanufacturer's
requirementsfor serviceclassificationSG,SE Motoroils classifiedSG,
SF will showthisdesignationonthe container.
DONOT usenon-detergentoil or 2-strokeengineoil. It couldshorten
the engine'sservicelife.
m m
Synthetic
(%-40 ° -20o 0o 200 400
(oc) -30° -20° -10° 0°
13 Figure10
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