5. Install s parkplugandtighten firmly.
NOTE: Y oucanpurchase a newsparkplugby calling
1-800-4-MY-HOME
(469-4663),
Clean Spark
Attester
Screen
The engine exhaust muffler has a spark arrester
screen. Inspect and clean the screen every 100 hours
of operation or once each year, whichever comes first.
NOTE: You can purchase a new spark arrester screen
by calling 1-800-4-MY-HOME
(469-4663).
If you use your generator on any forest-covered,
brush-
covered, or grass-covered unimproved land, it must
have a spark arrester. The spark arrester must be
maintained in good condition by the owner/operator.
WARNING
DO NOT touch
hot surfaces
and avoid hot exhaust
gases.
Allow
equipment
to cool before touching.
Keep
at least 5 ft. (152 cm) clearance
on all sides of
generator
including
overhead.
Reflective
exhaust
heat may damage
fuel tank causing
fire.
Code of Federal
Regulation
(CFR)
Title 36 Parks,
Forests,
and Public
Property
require
equipment
powered
by an internal combustion
engine
to have a spark
arrester,
maintained
in effective
working
order,
complying
to USDA
Forest
service
standard
5100-1C
or later
revision.
In the State of California
a spark
arrester
is
required
under section
4442
of the California
Public
resources
code.
Other
states
may have similar
laws.
Clean and inspect the spark an'ester as follows:
1.
To remove muffler heat shield from muffler,
remove four screws that connect guard to muffler
bracket.
Air Cooling
System
Over time debris may accumulate in cylinder cooling
fins and cannot be observed without partial engine
disassembly.
For this reason, we recommend you
have a Sears or other qualified service dealer clean
the cooling system per recommended intervals (see
"Maintenance Schedule" on page 15). Equally
important is to keep top of engine free from debris.
See "Generator Cleaning".
CLEAN
Check
Valve Clearance
Regular valve clearance check and adjustment will
improve performance and extend engine life. This
procedure cannot be done without partial engine
disassembly and the use of special tools. For this
reason we recommend that you have a Sears or other
qualified service dealer check and adjust valve
clearance at recommended
intervals.
Carburetor
Adjustment
The carburetor on this engine is low emission. It is
equipped with a non-adjustable
idle mixture valve and
governed idle, if equipped. Governed idle and top
speed have been set at the factory. If adjustment is
required, see a Sears or other qualified service dealer.
i
CAUTION
DO NOT tamper
with governed
speed.
Generator
supplies
correct
rated frequency
and voltage
when
running
at governed
speed.
DO NOT modify
generator
in any way.
,
3.
,
MUFFLER"-.
Remove four screws that attach spark arrester
screen.
Inspect screen and replace if torn, perforated or
otherwise damaged. DO NOT use a defective
screen. If screen is not damaged, clean it with
commercial solvent.
Reattach screen and muffler guard.
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