Product Manual

13
Maintenance
Service Air Cleaner
WARNING! Fuel and its vapors are extremely
flammable which could cause burns or fire
resulting in death or serious injury.
• Do not start and run engine with air filter removed.
Your engine will not run properly and may be damaged
if you run it with a dirty air cleaner. Service more often if
operating under dirty or dusty conditions.
1. Remove cover over the oil fill area.
2. Insert screwdriver into slots and pry maintenance
cover out and lift off.
3. Loosen the air cleaner cover screw and remove air
cleaner cover.
4. Carefully remove foam air cleaner from the base.
5. Wash foam air cleaner in liquid detergent and water
only. Squeeze dry in a clean cloth.
6. Reinstall clean or new foam air cleaner inside base.
7. Reinstall the air cleaner cover and tighten screw.
8. Reinstall the maintenance cover by aligning the knubs
into the rubber retainers and push until it snaps into
place.
9. Replace cover over oil fill area.
Service Spark Plug
Changing the spark plug will help your engine to start
easier and run better.
1. Push in on tab with screwdriver and remove top
maintenance cover.
2. Clean area around spark plug and remove spark plug
boot.
3. Remove spark plug and inspect spark plug.
4. Replace spark plug if electrodes are pitted, burned
or porcelain is cracked. Use the recommended
replacement spark plug. See Common Service Parts.
5. Check electrode gap with wire feeler gauge and reset
spark plug gap to recommended gap if necessary
(see Specifications).
6. Install spark plug and tighten firmly. Reinstall spark
plug boot.
7. Reinstall top maintenance cover.
Slots
Air Cleaner
Cover
Screw