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Changing the Engine Oil
Ifthe enginehasbeenrecentlyrun,the engine,mufflerandsur-
roundingmetalsurfaceswill be hotandcan causeburnstothe skin.
Exercisecautiontoavoidburns.
NOTE:Theoilfiltershouldbechangedateveryoilchangeinterval.To
completeanoilchange,proceedasfollows:
1. WithengineOFFbutstillwarm,disconnectsparkplugwire and
keepitawayfromsparkplug.
2. Removetheoil fill cap/dipstickfromthe oil fill tube.See Figure20.
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2.
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Removethe airfiltercover.
To removethe airfilter,lift theendofthefilter.SeeFigure21.
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3. Disconnectthe oil drainhosefromthe sideoftheengine.
4. Turnand removethe oildraincap.Carefullylowerthequickoil
drainintoanapprovedcontainer.
5. Aftertheoil hasdrained,installtheoildraincap.Attachtheoil
drainhosetothesideof theengine.
Usedoil is a hazardouswasteproduct.Disposeof usedoil properly.
Donotdiscardwith householdwaste.Checkwithyourlocalauthori-
tiesor SearsServiceCenterforsafedisposal/recyclingfacilities.
6. Reconnectsparkplugwire.
Air Cleaner
Iffilters,orcoversarenot installedcorrectlyseriousinjuryor death
could resultfrombackfire.Do notattemptto startthe enginewith
them removed.
Do notusepressurizedairor solventsto cleanthe aircleaner
cartridge.
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3. Removethe pre-cleanerfromthefilter.
4. To loosendebris,gentlytap thefilterona hardsurface.If thefilter
isexcessivelydirty, replacewitha newfilter.
5. Washthe pre-cleanerinliquiddetergentandwater.Allowitto
thoroughlyair dry.Donot oilthe pre-cleaner.
6. Assemblethedrypre-cleanerto the filter.
7. Installthefilterintothe enginebaseand pushdownuntilthefilter
snapsinplace.
8. Installthecover.
Spark Plug
1. Cleanareaaroundthe sparkplugbase.Donotsandblastspark
plug.Sparkplugshouldbecleanedbyscrapingor wirebrushing
andwashingwitha commercialsolvent
2. Removeandinspectthesparkplug.Checkgapto makesureitis
setat .030".SeeFigure22.
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3. Replacethe sparkplug(Champion@RC12YC)oncea season.
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