Owner's Manual
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A
B
C
D
E
F
aiR filTeR
1. Close choke (A) (Cold Start Position [ ). This prevents
dirt from entering the carburetor throat when the air lter
is removed. Brush accumulated dirt from air cleaner area.
2. Remove air lter cover (B). Brush dirt from inside cover.
3. Remove air lter (C) and lightly brush debris from lter.
Replace lter if it is damaged, fuel soaked, very dirty, or
the rubber sealing edges are deformed.
4. If lter can be reused, be certain it:
• Fits tightly in the air lter cavity.
• Is installed with the original side out.
5. Install air lter cover.
auTOmaTiC OileR
• The discharge volume of the automatic oiler is adjusted to
3 to 4 cc/min. (@ 7000 rpm) prior to shipment from the
factory.
• Always check oil discharge when in use.
• Turn adjusting screw (D) counter-clockwise to increase oil
volume, clockwise to decrease oil volume.
Oil sTRaineR
• Check periodically.
- Do not allow dust to enter into oil tank.
- Clogged oil strainer will affect the normal lubricating
system.
- Pick it up through oil port.
- If the strainer (E) is dirty, wash it in gasoline.
- When the inside of the tank gets dirty, rinsing the tank
out with gasoline will clean it.
fuel sTRaineR
• Check periodically.
- Do not allow dust to enter fuel tank.
- Clogged strainer will cause difculty in starting engine
or abnormalities in engine performance.
- Pick up the fuel strainer (F) through fuel inlet port with
a piece of steel wire, or the like.
- When the strainer is dirty, wash it in suitable
cleaning uid.
- When the inside of the fuel tank is dirty, rinsing the tank
out with suitable cleaning uid will clean it.
NOTE
Federal EPA regulations require all model year 2012 and later gasoline powered engines produced for sale in the
United States to be equipped with a special low permeation fuel supply hose between the carburetor and fuel tank.
When servicing model year 2012 and later equipment, only fuel supply hoses certied by EPA can be used to re-
place the original equipment supply hose. Fines up to $37,500 may be enforced for using an un-certied replace-
ment part.