Engine Maintenance; Changing Engine Oil; Fuel Filter - Craftsman 247.203730 Operator's Manual

Maintenence
Beforeperforming anymaintenanceor repairs,disengage PTO, m oveshift [
[leverintoneutral position, s etparking brake,stopengine andremovekeyto I
Lpreventunintendedstarting, j
Used oil isa hazardouswaste product. D ispose o f usedoil properly. D onot
discardwith householdwaste. Check w ith yourlocalauthorities or or contact
1-800-659-5917 f or a listof safe disposal/recydingfacilities.
FuelFilter
Engine
Referto the Engine Operator/Owner Manual f orenginemaintenance i nstructions.
Check e ngineoil levelbeforeeachuseasinstructed in the Engine Operator/Owner
Manual p acked with yourunit. Followthe instructions carefully.
ChangingEngineOil
The engine oilshould b echanged i nthefirst5 hours and thenevery 5 0hours or
once aseason. To change t heengine oil,proceed asfollows:
1. With engine OFF b utstillwarm, d isconnect spark p lugwireandkeep it away
from spark plug.
2. Remove theoilfill cap/dipstick fromtheoil fill tube. S ee Figure 1 0.
Dipstick
Oil Drain
Valve
Oil Drain
Sleeve
Figure 10
3. Turnthe steeringwheelall the wayto the rightto betterexpose thedrain
plug.
4. Clipthe oil drainsleeve (packed withthismanual) o ntothe oil drainport.
Routethe opposite endof the sleeve intoan appropriate oil collection
container w itha capacity greatenough to collectthe usedoil.
5. Remove t he oil drainplug,Theoil will beginto drainout ofthe engine.
6. Afterthe oil hasfinisheddraining,replace the oil drainplugandtighten.Be
careful n ot to overtighten.
Remove t he oil drainsleeve andstorefor lateruse.
7.
8.
Refillthe enginewith newmotoroil asinstructed in the Engine Operator's
Manual i ncluded with thistractor.
Gasolineand its vaporsare extremelyflammable andexplosive.Fireor
explosioncancausesevereburnsor death.
Keep gasoline awayfromsparks, o penflames,pilotlights,heat,andother
ignitionsources.
Check f uel lines,tank,cap,andfittings frequentlyforcracks or leaks.Replace
if necessary.
Before replacingthefuel filter,drainthe fueltank asperthe instructions
below.
Donot drainfuel whenthe engineishot.Allowthe engineadequate time to
cool.Drainfuel intoanapproved container o utdoors, a wayfrom openflame.
Drainanylargevolume of fuelfrom the tank bydisconnecting thefuel line
from the in-linefuelfilter neartheengine.
Remove t hefuel linefrom the In-lineside(sidetowardsthe fueltank)of the
fuel filter.
Replacement partsmustbethe sameandinstalledin the samepositionas
the originalparts.
Iffuel spills,waituntil it evaporates b efore startingengine.
Before replacingthefuel filter,drainthe fueltank.Otherwise, fuel canleak
out andcauseafire or explosion.
To Drain the fuel:
1. Locate t he fuelfilter,whichisroutedonthe leftsideofthe engine between
the fueltankandthecarburetor, andmaybeattached to theenginewithatie
strap.Cut t he tiestrap,ifpresent, t henpinchthein-line clamponthe fuelfilter
with apairofpliers,slidethe clampupthefuel line.Pullthefuellinefreefrom
the filter andplace theopenendofthe lineintoanapproved c ontainer t o drain
the fuel.
To change the fuel filter:
1. Use pliersto squeeze the tabson theotherclamp(theout-linesideof the
fuel filter), thenslidetheclampawayfromthe fuel filter.Twist a ndpullthe
fuel lineoffofthe fuel filter.SeeFigure 11.
Clamp
Fuel
Line
Tab
18
Figure 11
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