Cleaning The Air Filter; Adjusting The Clutch Cable; Clean Or Replace The Fuel Filter; Checking/Replacing The Spark Plug - ATIKA MHB 40 Originalbetriebsanleitung

Change engine oil
Change the oil as long as the engine is still warm. Warm oil
drains quickly and completely.
The oil must be changed after the first 8 operating hours.
Two persons are required.
Unscrew the oil drain plug (29).
Unscrew the oil filling plug (28).
First person: Hold a container with a capacity of at least 0.6
litres below the oil drain plug.
Second person: Tilt the toeing machine to allow the oil to flow
out.
Thoroughly clean the area around the oil outlet.
Retighten the oil drain plug (28).
Slowly pour 0.6 litres of new oil (for oil type see "Fuelling")
into the hole.
Drehen Sie die Öleinfüllschraube (28) fest.
Wipe off oil residues/spilling.

Cleaning the air filter

Clean the air filter from dust and dirt on a regular basis to
prevent –starting problems
– loss of output,
– too high fuel consumption.
Clean the air filter approximately every eight operating hours.
Clean it more frequently in a dusty environment.
Put the throttle lever to the position
entering the carburetor.
Remove the air filter cover (30).
Remove the air filter (31).
Wash the air filter in a luke warm soapy solution.
Do not puff/blow out dirt particles, otherwise there is a
risk of eye injury.
Allow the air filter to dry well and reinsert it.
Damaged air filters must be replaced without delay.
Cleaning / replacing the fuel filter
Check the fuel filter if required. A contaminated filter restricts the
fuel supply.
Remove the clamp (25).
Pull off the fuel hose (24) and pull the fuel filter (23) out
of the fuel hose.
Slight contamination:
Pull the fuel filter from the fuel line and clean it in petroleum
ether.
Bad contamination:
Replace the fuel filter.

Adjusting the clutch cable

The clutch must be adjusted so that it only engages when the
clutch lever is fully pressed.
If the clutch engages too early or cannot be engaged proceed as
follows:
Adjusting the throttle cable
customer service only)

Checking/replacing the spark plug

to prevent dirt from
Check the spark plug and the spark gap on a regular basis. For
this proceed as follows:
Replace the spark plug:
every 100 hours or once in a year (whichever case comes
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first)
when the insulating body is damaged,
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when the electrodes show excessive erosion,
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when the electrodes show excessive dirt or oil.
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Use the following spark plug type:
Torch F6TC, NGK-BKRE5-11, BOSCH W10 E, Champion N9YC
Start the engine as described in the chapter "Start-up –
Starting with cold engine".
Press the clutch lever (16).
Make sure that the toeing tools can not touch concrete
or tarmac surfaces.
Adjust the lock nuts as follows:
If the toeing tools do not rotate despite the clutch
lever (16) is pressed - forwards - clutch cable is taut.
If the toeing tools already rotate before the clutch
lever is fully pressed -
loosened.
Retighten the lock nuts.
Adjustments on the throttle cable: (have this done by the
- Do not touch the spark plug or the spark plug
connector while the engine is running. High voltage!
- Risk of burning on the hot engine.
- Wear protective gloves.
Allow the engine to cool down.
Pull the spark plug connector (32) from
the spark plug (33).
Remove the spark plug using the supplied
spark plug socket spanner (35).
The spark gap must be 0.7 to 0.8 mm.
Clean the spark plug
contaminated.
Install the spark plug in reverse order.
Do not overtighten the spark plug.
backwards - clutch cable is
when it is
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