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IMPORTANT:
DO NOT OVERFILL. Check and maintain
oil level regularly. Change oil after first eight (8) hours of
operation.
Thereafter, change oil every fifty (50) hours of operation.
Change oil more often if engine is operated in dirty or dusty
conditions or if engine is operated under heavy loads or in
high ambient air temperatures.
Remove oil drain plug and drain oil while engine is still
warm, Fig. 1. Replace drain plug.
Remove dipstick and refill slowly with new oil of proper
service classification and viscosity grade. Refill to full mark
on dipstick. When checking oil level, dipstick must be
screwed all the way in for accurate readings. Start and run
engine to check for oil leaks.
Change Oil Filter
Replace oil filter every 100 hours. Before installing new
filter, lightly oil filter gasket with fresh clean engine oil.
Screw filter on by hand until gasket contacts filter adapter.
Tighten 1/2-3/4 turn farther, Fig. 1.
Start and run engine at idle for 30 seconds and stop engine.
Recheck oil level and add if required. Restart engine and
check for oil leaks.
Fig. 1
OIL FILTER
OIL
DRAIN
PLUG
Clean Cooling System
Grass particles, chaff or dirt can clog the air cooling system,
especially after prolonged service in cutting dry grass or
very dirty air. Continued operation with a clogged cooling
system can cause severe overheating and possible engine
damage.
Remove rotating screen and blower housing, Fig. 2. Cover
intake elbow to prevent dirt entering carburetor. Clean all
debris and dirt from rotating screen, cooling fins, flywheel,
cylinder and cylinder shields.
This should be a regular maintenance operation, per-
formed yearly or every 100 hours, whichever comes first.
Fig. 2
CLEAN
BLOWER
HOUSING
ROTATING
SCREEN
CLEAN
CLEAN
Replace Spark Plugs
Replace spark plugs every 100 hours of operation or every
season, whichever occurs first. Replace spark plugs if
electrodes show signs of wear, or the porcelain is cracked.
Set spark plug gap at .76 mm (.030”) for all models, Fig. 3.
Torque spark plugs to 20 Nm (180 in. lbs.).
Spark plugs recommended by Briggs & Stratton for OHV
Twin engines are:
Spark Plug Type
Part No.
Champion
Resistor Plug
491055
RC12YC
Resistor Plug
496018
RC14YC
B&S
Fig. 3
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Checking Plug Gap
.76 MM
(.030”)
WIRE GAUGE
NOTE: Do not blast clean spark plugs. Spark plugs should
be cleaned by scraping or hand wire brushing and washing
in a commercial solvent.
TSM