Manual

Maintenance
MaintenanceService
Interval
MaintenanceProcedure
Every300hours
•Replacethepaperairlter(KawasakiUnits).(Mayneedmoreoftenindustyconditions.
SeetheEnginemanualforadditionalinformation.)
Yearlyorbeforestorage
•Emptythefueltankbeforerepairsasdirectedorbeforestorage.
PeriodicMaintenance
CheckEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
Makesureunitisonalevelsurface.
2.Checkwithenginecold.
3.Cleanareaarounddipstick.Removedipstickand
wipeoiloff.Reinsertthedipstickandpushitall
thewaydownintothetube.DoNotscrewinto
place.Removethedipstickandreadtheoillevel.
Figure18
HondaEngine
1.Lowerlimitmark3.Dipstick
2.Upperlimitmark
Figure19
KawasakiEngine
1.Dipstick3.Add
2.Full
4.Iftheoillevelislow,wipeofftheareaaroundthe
oilllcap,removecapandlltothe“FULL”
markonthedipstick.Exmark4-CyclePremium
EngineOilisrecommended;refertotheEngine
Owner'smanualforanacceptablealternative.Do
Notoverll.
Important:DoNotoperatetheenginewiththe
oillevelbelowthe“LOW”(or“ADD”)markon
thedipstick,oroverthe“FULL”mark.
CheckingtheBladeBrake
Clutch(BladeBrakeClutch
Only)
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
RefertoCheckingtheBladeBrakeClutchinthe
OperatingInstructionssection.
ChecktheMowerBlade
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
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