Lincoln Electric POWER-ARC IM871-A - Manual (Page 33)

D-1 MAINTENANCE D-1
POWER-ARC 5500
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• H Have q qualified p personnel d do a all m maintenance
and ttroubleshooting w work.
• T Turn tthe e engine o off b befor e w wor king iinside tthe
machine.
• R Remove g guar ds o only w w hen n necessary tto p per -
form m maintenance a and rreplace tthem w when tthe
m aintenance rr equir ing ttheir rr emoval iis c com -
plete.
• IIf g guar ds a ar e m missing ffr om tthe m m achine, g get
replacements ffrom a a L Lincoln D Distr ibutor. S See
the E EXPLODED V VIEW A AND P PARTS L LIST a at tthe
back o of tthis m manual.
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Read the Safety Precautions in the front of this manu-
al and in the engine owner’s manual before working
on the POWER-ARC 5500.
Keep all equipment safety guards, covers, and
devices in position and in good repair. Keep your
hands, hair, clothing, and tools away from the recoil
housing, fans, and all other moving parts when start-
ing, operating, or repairing this machine.
ROUTINE AND PERIODIC
MAINTENANCE
ENGINE MAINTENANCE
To p prevent tthe e engine ffrom a accidentally s starting,
disconnect tthe s spark p plug llead b before s servicing
the e engine.
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See the engine owner’s manual for a summary of
maintenance intervals for the items listed below.
Follow either the hourly or the calendar intervals,
whichever come first. More frequent service may be
required, depending on your specific application and
operating conditions. Table D.1 shows engine main-
tenance replacement parts and numbers.
If this Power Arc 5500 is equipped with a
Tachometer/Hourmeter (See page B-3), then use it
flash alert feature to determine the oil change inter-
vals, as well as times when air filter service is
required.
Once Oil or Air filter service is completed,
Tachometer/Hourmeter needs to be reset. The reset
procedure will stop the flashing of the display and will
trigger the meter to start counting the time for the
next engine service. To stop the flashing alert for Oil
or Air filter service, do the following: While alert mes-
sage is flashing, hold the tip of the rest tool against
area shown in figure D.1 for several seconds. The dis-
play will stop flashing. The service interval has been
reset and the message alert should start flashing for
the next Oil or Air filter change.
FIGURE D D.1
OIL: Check the oil level after every 5
hours of operation or daily. BE SURE
TO MAINTAIN THE OIL LEVEL.
Change the oil the first time after 20 hours of opera-
tion. Then, under normal operating conditions,
change the oil after every 100 hours or once every 6
months whichever occurs first. If the engine is oper-
ated under heavy load or in high ambient tempera-
tures, change the oil every 25 hours.
Drain the oil from the drain plug located on either side
of the engine bottom, as shown in Figure D.2. Refill
through the oil fill plug until the oil reaches the top of
the fill hole. Use the grade and viscosity recommend-
ed in the engine owner’s manual.
FIGURE D.2 - OIL DRAIN AND REFILL
LOCATION
1. OIL DRAIN PLUG
2. OIL FILL PLUG
3. OIL LEVEL
CAUTION
1
2 3
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TO ELIMINATE
FLASHING HOLD
THE RESET TOOL
IN THIS AREA.
RESET TOOL
WARNING