Operator's Manual

•Ifthegapislessthan0.25mm(0.01

inch),theninstalltheshimandreferto

Troubleshooting(page66).

•Ifthegapissufcient,proceedtothesafety

checkinstepF.

F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:

i.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.

ii.Makesurethebladesdonotengagewith

thePTOswitchintheOffposition,and

thattheclutchisdisengaged.

Iftheclutchdoesnotdisengage,installthe

shimagainandrefertoTroubleshooting

(page66).

iii.EngageanddisengagethePTOswitch10

consecutivetimestoensurethattheclutch

isfunctioningproperly.

CoolingSystem

Maintenance

CleaningtheEngineScreen

andEngine-OilCooler

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily

Removeanybuildupofgrass,dirt,orotherdebrisfromthe

oilcooler(Figure72).

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Figure72

Beforeeachuse,removeanybuildupofgrass,dirt,or

otherdebrisfromtheenginescreen.Thiswillhelpensure

adequatecooling,correcttheenginespeed,andwillreduce

thepossibilityofoverheatingandmechanicaldamagetothe

engine(Figure73).

CleaningtheEngine-Cooling

FinsandShrouds

ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes

rst)

1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.

2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving

partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.

3.Removetheair-intakescreen,therecoilstarter,and

thefanhousing(Figure73).

4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromtheengineparts.

5.Installtheair-intakescreen,therecoilstarter,andthe

fanhousing(Figure73).