Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GCV135E Honda Automobiles
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1 GCV135E•GCV160E Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 2003 130000.2004.10 PRINTED IN ITALY 32Z0M600 00X32-Z0M-6000 OWNER’S MANUAL SERIAL NUMBER AND ENGINE TYPE 2 The Honda engine i s des igned to giv e safe a nd dependa ble se rvi ce if opera ted a ccor ding to i nstr ucti ons.
− 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS To ensure s afe oper ati on Honda engi ne is de si gned to giv e sa fe and dependa ble se rvi ce if oper ate d accor ding to ins tru ct i ons. Re ad a nd under sta nd the Owner’s Manual before operating t he e ngine. Fai lur e to do s o coul d re sult in pers onal inj ury or equi pment dama ge.
FUEL TAN K FUEL VALVE FUEL TANK CAP FLYWHEEL BRAKE LEVER (applicable typ es) AIR CLEANER C ONT RO LL EVER 5 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION OIL FILLER CAP MUFFLER SPARK PLUG STARTER GRIP RECOIL STARTE R CH O.
7 PRE-OPERATION CHECK Engine oil l evel Be sure to ch eck the eng ine on a level surface with the en gine st opped. R unning the engine wit h insuff ici ent oi l ca n caus e se rious e ngine dama ge. Using nondeter gent oi l or 2 -str oke e ngine oi l coul d short en the engin e’s service life.
Fuel Gasoline is extremely f lammable an d is explosive un der certain c onditi ons. Re fuel i n a w ell -ve nti lat ed a rea wit h the engi ne st opped. Do not smoke or allow f lames or sparks in the area where the engine is refueled or where g asoline is sto red.
11 STARTING THE ENGINE FUEL VALVE CHOKE ON CONTROL LEVER CH OK EL EVER CLOSE O PEN [WITHOU T CHOKE LEVER TYPE] [WITH CHO KE LEVER TYPE] Turn the fuel v alv e to the ON positi on. Do not use the choke if the e ngine is wa rm or the air te mpera ture is hi gh.
13 SLOW FAST C ONT RO LL EVER Operate th e recoil starter as soon as you mo ve the flywheel bra ke l ev er to th e REL EAS ED pos iti on. T he ch ok e le ver au tomatic all y beg ins mov ing to the OPEN posi tion whe n the flywheel brake lever is moved to t he RELEA SED po sition .
STOPPING THE ENGINE SLOW C ONT RO LL EVER E NGAGED Mo ve the co ntro l lever to t he SLOW po sition . The engin e switch, wh ich is linked with t he flywheel brake lever, is turned o ff when th e flywheel brake lever is moved to th e E NGAGE D posit ion.
17 MAINTENANCE S hut off the engine be fore per forming any ma inte nance . To pr event accidental start- up, d isc onnect t he spar k plug cap. Use only ge nuine Honda pa rts or thei r equi val ent. T he use of replacemen t parts which are not o f equ ivalent qu ality may damage t he engine .
19 Oil chang e E NGINE OIL CAPA CITY: 1. OIL FILLER NECK Drai n the oil whi le the e ngine i s sti ll war m to ass ure r api d and co mplete dra ining.
21 ELEMENT Ta pt he element lightly several tim es on a h ard surface to re move e xc ess dir t, or b low com pres se d air through th e fi lter from t he insid e out. Never t ry to b rush th e dirt o ff; brushin g will force dirt into the fib ers. Replace the elem ent if it is excessively dirty .
23 B B R R A A K K E E S S H H O O E E T T H H I I C C K K N N E E S S S S BRAKE SHOE Check the b rake shoe thickness. If it is less than 3 mm (0.12 in) , replace it w ith n ew one. In st al lt he fuel tank and re coil s tarte r, and tighte n the three 6 mm nut ss ecurely.
−− − − 25 0.70 0.80 mm (0.028 0.031 in) Visually inspect the sp ark plug. Discar d the spar k plug if the re is a ppare nt wear , or if t he insu lator i s cr ac ked or c hipped . Cle an the spa rk pl ug w ith a w ire br ush if i t is t ob er e u s e d .
27 Spark arrester main te nance (opt ional pa rt) If th ee ngine has bee n running, t he muffle r wil l be ver y hot. Al low it to c ool befor e proce eding.
29 TRANSPORTING/STORAGE When transpo rting th ee ngine, t urn the fu el va lv e OFF a nd kee p the eng ine level to p revent fuel sp illage. Fuel vapo r or spilled fuel may igni te. Ga so lin ei s ex tre me ly flamma ble and i s expl osi ve under c er tai n c onditi ons.
31 TROUBLESHOOTING If any f uel is spilled , make sure th e area is dry bef ore testing the spark plug o r starting the engin e. Fuel vapor or spilled fuel may i gnite .
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