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Check oil level
Change oil
Clean foam filter
Replace paper filter
Check spark plugs
Replace spark plug
Clean cooling fins
PROCEDURE:
After first two hours
Every 5 hours or daily
Every 25 hours/3 months
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Every 200 hours/seasonally
X. Quick Maintenance Chart
B. Oil
Change oil if not changed within the last 3 months. See “A.
Checking and Changing Oil” instructions under “VII. Mainte-
nance and Adjustments”.
C. Lubricating Cylinder Bore
When lubricating cylinder bore, fuel may spray from spark
plug hole. To prevent serious injury from fuel fires, follow
these instructions:
1.
Disconnect spark plug wire and keep it away from
spark plug.
2.
Remove spark plug.
3.
Squirt 1oz. (30ml) of clean engine oil into spark plug
hole.
4.
Cover spark plug hole with rag to prevent fuel
spraying from spark plug hole when the electric or
recoil starter is engaged.
5.
Operate engine with electric starter by turning key
quickly to “START” and then “OFF”.
Or
Grasp recoil starter handle and pull out
slowly
using a
full arm stroke, repeating once. (Either will distribute oil
throughout the cylinder to prevent corrosion during
storage.)
6.
Install spark plug.
NOTE
Connect spark plug wire before attempting to start engine
once engine is out of storage.
D. Battery
See equipment manufacturer’s instructions for proper
battery storage if present.
IX. Preventing Forest, Brush and
Grass Fires
Local, state and federal laws may require use of a spark
arrester to prevent fires. For example, it is a violation of
California Public Resources Code (section 4442) to use or
operate engine on any forest-covered, brush-covered or
unimproved grass-covered land unless engine is equipped
with a spark arrester. Spark arrester must be maintained in
effective working order by owner and/or operator.
To determine if your engine has a spark arrester, locate the
muffler on your engine. For example, the muffler discharge
will have a spark arrester cover that reads “Tecumseh
Screen Type 36411”.
If your engine does not have a spark arrester, you may
purchase one from your Authorized Tecumseh Servicing
Dealer. In some cases the muffler may need to be replaced
to allow the spark arrester to be installed.
Every 100 hours/seasonally