TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL
NOTE: Before tipping lawn mower to drain
oil, drain fuel tank by running engine until
fuel tank is empty.
• Disconnect spark plug wire from spark
plug and place wire where it cannot
come in contact with spark plug.
• Remove engine oil cap; lay aside on a
clean surface.
• Tip lawn mower on itsside as shown
and drain oil into a suitable container.
Rock lawn mower back and forth to
remove any oil trapped inside of engine.
• Wipe off any spilled oil on lawn mower
and on side of engine.
• Fillengine with oil. Fill only to the
"FULL" line on the dipstick. DO NOT
OVER FILL.
• Replace engine oil cap.
• Reconnect spark plug wire to spark
plug.
Container _
AIR RLTER
Your engine will not run propedy and may
be damaged by using a dirty air filter.
Replace the air filter every year, more
often if you mow in very dusty, dirty
conditions. Do not wash air filter.
TO CHANGE AIR FILTER
• Remove the air filter by tuming clock-
wise to the stop and pull away from
collar.
• Remove filter from inside of cover.
• Clean the inside of the cover and the
collar to remove any dirt accumulation.
• Insert new fitter into cover.
• Put air filter cover and fitter into collar
aligning the tab with the slot.
• Push in on cover and tum countemlock-
wise to tighten.
Tum
clockwise
Clip toremove
MUFFLER
Inspectand raplacecorrodedmuffleras it
couldcreatea fire hazard and/ordamage.
SPARK PLUG
Change yourspark plugeach year to make
yourenginest.arteasierand runbetter. Set
sparkplug gap at ,O3Oinch.
CLEANING
IMPORTANT: For bestperfonmance,I_
mowerhousingfree of built-grassand trash.
Clean the undersideof your mowerafter
each use.
_lb CAUTION: Dks_nnc:_-'tsparkplug
wire from spark plug and place wire where
itcannot come in contact with the spark
plug.
• Turnlawn moweron itsside. Make sureair
filterand carburetorare up. Cleanthe
undersideof your lawnmower by scraping
to rernovebuild-upof grassand trash.
• Clean engineoftonto kseptrashfrom
accumulating.A doggedengineruns
hotterand shortensenginelife.
• Ksep finisi'_l surfaces and wheeb free _
all gasorw_, oil,etc.
• Wedonot recomrnendusingagarden
hose to clean lawn mowerunlessthe
electricalsystem,muffler,air filterand
carburetorare coveredto keep water out.
Water in enginecan resultin shortensd
engine life.
CLEAN UNDER DRIVE COVER
Clean underddve coverat least twicea
season..Scrape undersideof coverwithputty
knifeor similartoolto remove any build-up of
trashor grasson undersideof drivecover.
Slot
Air filter
Tum
Tab clockwise
to tighten
Air tilter cover 13
