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MAINTENANCE
D-1
OUTBACK™ 185
®
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Have qualified personnel do all maintenance and
troubleshooting work.
• Turn the engine off before working inside the
machine.
• Remove guards only when necessary to perform
maintenance and replace them when the mainte-
nance requiring their removal is complete.
• If guards are missing from the machine, get replace-
ments from a Lincoln Distributor. See the EXPLOD-
ED VIEW AND PARTS LIST at the back of this
manual.
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Read the Safety Precautions in the front of this manu-
al and in the Kohler Operating and Maintenance
Instructions manual before working on the OUT-
BACK™185 Keep all equipment safety guards, cov-
ers, and devices in position and in good repair. Keep
your hands, hair, clothing, and tools away from the
recoil housing, fans, and all other moving parts when
starting, operating, or repairing this machine.
ROUTINE AND PERIODIC
MAINTENANCE
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
To prevent the engine from accidentally starting, dis-
connect the spark plug lead before servicing the
engine.
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See the Kohler Ownerʼs manual for a summary of
maintenance intervals for the engine. Follow either the
hourly or the calendar intervals, whichever come first.
More frequent service may be required, depending on
your specific application and operating conditions. The
Kohler Ownerʼs manual shows engine maintenance
replacement parts and numbers.
OIL: Check the oil level after every 5
hours of operation or daily. BE SURE
TO MAINTAIN THE OIL LEVEL.
Change the oil the first time after 20 hours of opera-
tion. Then, under normal operating conditions,
change the oil after every 100 hours or once a year,
whichever occurs first. If the engine is operated
under heavy load or in high ambient temperatures,
change the oil every 50 hours.
Drain the oil from the drain plug located on either side
of the engine bottom, as shown in Figure D.1. Refill
through the oil fill plug until the oil reaches the full
mark on the dip stick. See Engine Ownerʼs manual
for specific oil recommendations.
FIGURE D.1 - OIL DRAIN AND
REFILL LOCATION
FUEL: At the end of each dayʼs use, refill
the fuel tank to minimize moisture con-
densation and dirt contamination in the
fuel line.
AIR CLEANER: With normal operating
conditions, the maintenance schedule for
cleaning and re-oiling the foam pre-filter
is every 50 hours and replacement of the
air cleaner filter element every 100 hours.
More frequent servicing is required with dusty operat-
ing conditions. Refer to the maintenance section of
the Engine Ownerʼs Manual for more information.
WARNING
CAUTION
Do not screw in
dipstick to check oil
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Do not screw in
dipstick to check oil
OIL
FILL to FULL mark on
dipstick - recheck
FILL to FULL mark on
dipstick - recheck
Tighten dipstick
firmly before starting
Tighten dipstick
firmly before starting
Drain
plug
Oil drain
OIL DRAIN
PLUG
12 mm
HEX
Drain
plug
Oil drain
OIL DRAIN
PLUG
12 mm
HEX