Maintenance and storage – North Star MA 1578111D User Manual

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Maintenance and Storage

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Checking Oil Level for A157711 & A1577110

1.) Turn off engine, allow it to cool and disconnect the spark plug wire.
2.) Twist the dipstick cap until the arrow on the cap lines up with the arrow on the breather plug.

Remove the dipstick from the breather plug. Then remove the breather plug from the pump.

3.) Wipe the dipstick off with a clean dry cloth. Insert the dipstick into the pump housing and remove it.

The oil level should be at least to the lower “L” notch on the dipstick, but not above the upper “H”
notch. Add above recommended oil as needed.

4.) Thread the pump breather plug tube back into the pump housing.
5.) Align the arrow on the dipstick cap with the arrow on the breather plug tube, insert it, and twist it to

secure. Reconnect the spark plug.











Long Term Storage

Follow the engine owner’s manual for storing the engine.

Winter Storage

Protect your pump, hose, and gun from freezing.
Items needed: 12” piece of garden hose or equivalent, funnel and RV antifreeze (approximately 6 oz.)
1.) Follow the storage instructions listed above.
2.) Disconnect spark plug cable. Make sure the engine start switch is OFF, and the fuel valve is OFF.
3.) Attach the garden hose with funnel to the pump inlet (see illustration).
4.) Pour RV antifreeze into the funnel, pull the engine recoil until antifreeze comes out the pump
outlet.
5.) Drain all water from the high pressure hose. Depress trigger on gun and drain all water out of
gun/lance.

RV Antifreeze

Funnel

Hose

Water Inlet





Pump
Housing

Dipstick
Cap




Pump
Breather
Plug
Tube

Shipping
Plug

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