Operation Manual

ChangingtheOilFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
1.Runtheenginetowarmtheoil.
WARNING
Oilmaybehotaftertheenginehasbeenrun,
andcontactwithhotoilcancausesevere
personalinjury.
Avoidcontactingthehotengineoilwhenyou
drainit.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
4.Draintheengineoil;refertoChangingtheEngineOil
(page19).
5.Placearagundertheoilltertocatchanyoilthatmay
leakoutasyouremovethelter.
6.Removetheoillter(Figure30).
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Figure30
1.Oillter
7.Useyourngertocoatthegasketonthenewlter
withoil(Figure31).
Figure31
1.Gasket
8.Installthenewlteruntilthegasketcontactsthelter
base,thenhandtightenthelteranadditional2/3turn.
9.FillthecrankcasetotheFulllineonthedipstickwith
freshoil;referto3FillingtheCrankcasewithOil(page
7).
10.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
11.Runtheengineforabout3minutes.
12.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,and
checkforoilleakagearoundthelter.
13.Addoiltocompensatefortheoilintheoillter;refer
toCheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page10)
14.Recycletheusedoillteraccordingtolocalcodes.
ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
UseanNGKBPR5ESsparkplugorequivalent.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.
3.Cleanaroundthesparkplug.
4.Removethesparkplugfromthecylinderhead.
Important:Replaceacracked,fouled,ordirty
sparkplug.Donotcleantheelectrodesbecause
gritenteringthecylindercandamagetheengine.
5.Setthegapontheplugto0.76mm(0.030inch);refer
toFigure32.
Figure32
1.Center-electrodeinsulator3.Airgap(nottoscale)
2.Sideelectrode
6.Installthesparkplugandthegasketseal.
7.Torquetheplugto23N-m(17ft-lb).
8.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
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