Briggs & Stratton 030439(A) Manual Del Operario página 17

4. Removeoil drain plug and drain oil completely into a
suitable container.
5. Reinstall oil drain plug and tighten securely. Remove oil
fill cap.
6. Slowly pour oil (about 28 oz.) into oil fill opening (B) to
the point of overflowing (C) at oil fill cap. DO NOT
overfill.
7. Reinstall oil fill cap. Fingertighten cap securely.
8. Wipe up any spilled oil.
Service Air Cleaner
Your engine will not run properly and may be damaged if
you run it with a dirty air cleaner. Replacemore often if
operating under dirty or dusty conditions.
To service the air cleaner, follow these steps:
1. Loosen screws (D) and remove air cleaner cover (E).
2. Carefully remove cartridge (F) from base (G).
3. Install clean (or new) air cleaner assembly inside cover.
Disposeof old filter properly.
4. Assemble air cleaner cover onto base and tighten
screws.
Service Spark Plug
Changing the spark plug will help your engine to start easier
and run better.
1. Cleanarea around spark plug.
2. Remove and inspect spark plug.
3. Check electrode gap with wire feeler gauge and reset
spark plug gap to recommended gap if necessary (see
Specifications).
4. Replace spark plug if electrodes are pitted, burned or
porcelain is cracked. Use the recommended
replacement spark plug. See Specifications.
5. Install spark plug and tighten firmly.
InspectMuffler and Spark Arrester
Inspect the muffler for cracks, corrosion, or other damage.
Remove the spark arrester, if equipped, and inspect for
damage or carbon blockage. If replacement parts are
required, make sure to use only original equipment
replacement parts.
A. WARNING: Contact with muffler area can result in
serious burns.
_ _ Exhaust heat/gases can ignite
combustibles, structures or damage
fuel tank causing a fire.
• DO NOTtouch hot parts and AVOID hot exhaust gases.
• Allow equipment to cool before touching.
• Keep at least 5 feet (152 cm) of clearanceon all sides of
generator including overhead.
• It is a violation of California Public Resource Code,Section
4442, to use or operate the engine on any forest-covered,
brush-covered, or grass-covered land unless the exhaust
system is equipped with a spark arrester, as defined in Section
4442, maintained in effective working order. Other states or
federal jurisdictions may have similar laws.
Contact the original equipment manufacturer, retailer, or dealer
to obtain a spark arrester designed for the exhaust system
installed on this engine.
• Replacement parts must be the same and installed in the same
position as the original parts.
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