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Changing the Engine Oil
Ifthe enginehasbeenrecentlyrun,the engine,mufflerandsur-
roundingmetalsurfaceswill be hotandcan causeburnstothe skin.
Exercisecautionto avoidburns.
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2.
Removethe airfiltercover.
To removetheairfilter,liftthe endof thefilter.SeeFigure29.
/Cover
NOTE:The oilfiltershouldbechangedat everyoilchangeinterval.To
completeanoil change,proceedas follows:
1. WithengineOFFbutstillwarm,disconnectsparkplugwire and
keepit awayfromsparkplug.
2. Removethe oil fill cap/dipstickfromtheoilfill tube.SeeFigure28.
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[Pre-Cleaner
3. Disconnectthe oildrain hosefromthe sideof theengine.
4. Turnand removethe oildraincap.Carefullylowerthequickoil
drainintoanapprovedcontainer.
5. Afterthe oil has drained,installthe oildraincap.Attachtheoil
drainhoseto the sideof theengine.
Usedoil is a hazardouswasteproduct.Disposeof usedoil properly.
Do notdiscardwithhouseholdwaste.Checkwithyour localauthori-
tiesoror contact1-800-4-MY-HOMEfora listof safedisposal/
recyclingfacilities.
6. Reconnectsparkplugwire.
Air Cleaner
Iffilters,orcoversarenot installedcorrectlyseriousinjuryor death
couldresultfrombackfire.Do notattemptto starttheenginewith
themremoved.
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3. Removethe pre-cleanerfromthe filter.
4. To loosendebris,gentlytapthe filteron a hardsurface.If thefilter
is excessivelydirty,replacewitha newfilter.
5. Washthe pre-cleanerinliquiddetergentandwater.Allowit to
thoroughlyair dry.Do not oilthe pre-cleaner.
6. Assemblethe drypre-cleanertothe filter.
7. Installthe filterintothe enginebaseand pushdown untilthefilter
snapsin place.
8. Installthe cover.
Spark Plug
1. Cleanareaaroundthe sparkplugbase.Donot sandblastspark
plug. Sparkplugshouldbecleanedby scrapingor wirebrushing
andwashingwitha commercialsolvent
Removeandinspectthe sparkplug.Checkgapto makesureit is
setat .030".SeeFigure30.
Electrode Porcelain
_ _'_.030 (.76 ram) gap
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3. Replace the spark plug (Champion® RC12YC)once a season.
Do notusepressurizedair or solventsto cleantheaircleaner
cartridge.
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