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Oil Cylinder Bore
WARNING!
When lubricating cylinder bore, fuel
may spray from the spark plug hole. To prevent
serious injury from fuel fires, follow these
instructions:
1.
Carefully disconnect the spark plug wire and keep it away
from the spark plug.
•
Keep the disconnected spark plug wire securely
away from the metal parts where arcing could
occur.
•
Carefully attach the spark plug wire to the
grounding post, if provided.
•
Disconnect the battery at the negative terminal first, if the
engine is equipped with a D.C. electric starter.
•
Turn off all the engine switches.
•
Remove the ignition key, if provided.
2.
Remove the spark plug.
3.
Install 1 oz. (30ml) of clean engine oil into the spark plug
hole.
4.
Cover the spark plug hole with a rag to prevent fuel from
spraying from the spark plug hole when the starter rope is
pulled.
NOTE:
For engines equipped with a recoil starter, proceed
to Step 5. For engines equipped with electric starters,
proceed to Step 6.
5.
Grasp the starter cord handle:
•
Pull the starter cord handle out slowly using a
full arm stroke.
•
Repeat once. This will distribute the oil
throughout the cylinder to prevent corrosion
during storage.
•
Proceed to Step 7.
6.
Push starter button or turn ignition switch key to “START”
position. Immediately release the starter button or turn
the ignition switch key to the “OFF” position. This will
distribute the oil throughout the cylinder to prevent
corrosion during storage.
7.
Remove rag from spark plug hole and install the spark plug.
8.
Carefully disconnect the spark plug wire from the
grounding post, if provided.
9.
Connect the spark plug wire to the spark plug.
Oil
Change the oil if NOT changed within the last 3 months. See
Checking and Changing the Oil earlier in this section.
Belt Replacement
It may be necessary to replace the drive belt after many
hours of usage. In this case, you will find the part number
listed in the Replacement Parts section of this manual. Follow
these instructions to complete the drive belt replacement:
1.
Remove the power base front cover by removing the four
hex screws that secure it. Refer to Figure 6-10.
2.
Pivot the power base front cover down being careful of the
wiring harness plugged into the bottom of the plate.
3.
Unplug the wiring harness from the power base front cover
by wiggling and pulling the harness connectors off of the
safety switch on the power base front cover. See the inset
in Figure 6-10.
Figure 6-10
4.
Using a larger adjustable wrench, or a 1” wrench, to hold
the transmission pulley from turning, remove the hex bolt
securing that pulley. Pull the front half of the transmission
pulley off fully exposing the drive belt. See Figure 6-11.
5.
Replace the belt and reassemble the pulley in the reverse
order in which it was removed.
6.
Holding the transmission pulley with the larger wrench,
torque the transmission pulley to 15-19 ft. lbs.
Do not
remove
clutch
Transmission
Pulley
Figure 6-11
7.
Reinstall the wiring harness to the safety switch on the
power base front cover by plugging it in.
8.
Reinstall the power base front cover by pivoting it up into
place and securing with four hex bolts previously removed.
9.
Adjust the drive belt if needed.
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