7
ENGLISH
SERVICING YOUR
SNOWTHROWER
Proper maintenance is essential for safe, economical, and
trouble-free operation. It will also help reduce air pollution.
To help you properly care for your snowthrower, the following pages
include a maintenance schedule, routine inspection procedures, and
simple maintenance procedures using basic hand tools. Other service
tasks that are more difficult, or require special tools, are best handled
by professionals and are normally performed by a Honda technician
or other qualified mechanic.
The maintenance schedule applies to normal operating conditions. If
you operate your snowthrower under severe conditions, consult your
servicing dealer for recommendations applicable to your individual
needs and use. Remember that your servicing dealer knows your
snowthrower best and is fully equipped to maintain and repair it.
To ensure the best quality and reliability, use only new, genuine
Honda parts or their equivalents for repair and replacement.
MAINTENANCE SAFETY
Some of the most important safety precautions follow. However, we
cannot warn you of every conceivable hazard that can arise in
performing maintenance. Only you can decide whether or not you
should perform a given task.
Safety Precautions
• Make sure the engine is off before you begin any maintenance or
repairs. This will eliminate several potential hazards:
•
Carbon monoxide poisoning from engine exhaust.
Operate outdoors away from open windows or doors.
•
Burns from hot parts.
Let the engine and exhaust system cool before touching.
•
Injury from moving parts.
Do not run the engine unless instructed to do so.
• Read the instructions before you begin, and make sure you have
the tools and skills required.
• To reduce the possibility of fire or explosion, be careful when
working around gasoline. Use only a nonflammable solvent, not
gasoline, to clean parts. Keep cigarettes, sparks, and flames away
from all fuel-related parts.
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
1. For professional commercial use, log hours of operation to
determine proper maintenance intervals.
2. These items should be serviced by an authorized Honda servicing
dealer, unless you have the proper tools and are mechanically
proficient.
Failure to follow this maintenance schedule could result in
non-warrantable failures.
WARNING
Improper maintenance, or failure to correct a problem
before operation, can cause a malfunction in which you
can be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the inspection and maintenance
recommendations and schedules in this owner’s manual.
WARNING
Failure to properly follow maintenance instructions and
precautions can cause you to be seriously hurt or killed.
Always follow the procedures and precautions in this
owner’s manual.
Interval
1
Item
Before each use
Check the engine oil level
(page 8)
Check-adjust scraper blade
(page 10)
First month or
25 hours
Change the engine oil
(page 8)
Every year -
Before operation
Change the engine oil
(page 8)
Check-adjust the spark plug
(page 9)
Check-adjust the auger clutch lever freeplay
(page 9)
Check auger paddles
(page 9)
Check-adjust the scraper blade
(page 10)
Every year -
Before storage
Check-adjust the spark plug
(page 9)
Apply oil to moving parts
(page 12)
Drain the fuel tank and carburetor
(page 11)
Every 100 hours
Check-adjust the spark plug
(page 9)
Adjust the engine speed
2
Adjust the valve clearance
2
Every 150 hours
Replace the spark plug
(page 9)
Clean the fuel tank and filter
2
Every 2 years
Check the fuel line and replace if necessary
2
POM39V10622 HS550E.book Page 7 Thursday, April 26, 2012 9:07 AM
Содержание HS550E
Страница 88: ......