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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. R ead a nd unders tand t he Owner’s Man ual befo re oper ati ng the e ngine . F[...]

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    − 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. Alwa ys mak e a pre-ope ra[...]

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    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 OK EL EVER (applicable types) TOP COVER (applicable types) 6[...]

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    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. 1. U PPER LIMIT LOWER LIMIT OIL FILLER CAP/ DIPSTICK[...]

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    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. Do not overf ill t he fuel t ank (the re s hould be no fuel in t he f iller ne ck). [...]

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    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. Mo ve the co ntro l lever to t he CLOSE posit ion. Mo ve the ch oke lever to the CLOSE posi[...]

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    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 . If the en gine d oes no t start w ithin several consecutive p ulls [...]

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    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. Return the flyw heel brake lever t o th e ENGAGE D po sition . 1. 2. With FLYWHE EL BRAKE LEVE [...]

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    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 . The engine s hould be ser vic ed by an author ize d Hon[...]

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    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. Plea se di spos e of u sed mo tor oi l in a m anner that is c ompati ble with the e nvir onment. W e sugge st you t ake it i n a se ale d contai ner to your l ocal ser vic e sta tion f or re cla mat[...]

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    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 . Install t he elemen t and air cleaner cover. 3. 4. [...]

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    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. Install th e top cover, and tigh ten the th ree tapping screw s securely (w [...]

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    −− − − 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 . 0.70 0.80 mm ( 0.028 0.031 in) Meas ure the plug ga p with a feel er gauge. Corre ct a [...]

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    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. The spark arrester must b e serviced every 100 hours to maintain its efficien cy. 5. MUFFLER PROTECTOR SPARK ARRESTER SCREW 6m mB O L T S MUFFLER SCREW Remo ve th e mu f fler protector by remo[...]

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    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. Do not smoke or a llow fl ames or s park s in the ar ea. DRAIN BOLT FUEL VALVE[...]

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    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 . DRAIN BOLT FUEL VALVE O O F F F F O O N N When the engine wil l not start: Is the fu el valve ON? Is there fu el in th e fuel tan k? Is gasolin e r eachi ng the car buretor ? To ch[...]