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Every 100 beurs of operation (more often
under extremely dusty,dirty conditions),
remove the blower housing and other
coolingshrouds. Clean the cooling fins
and external surfaces as necessary.
Make sure the cooling shrouds are
reinstalled.
NOTE: Operating the engine with a
blocked grass screen, dirty or plugged
coolingfins, and/or cooling shrouds
removed will cause engine damage due
to overheating.
AIR FILTER
Your engine will not run properly usinga
dirty air filter. Clean the foam pre-cleaner
after every 25 hoursof operation or every
season. Service paper cartridgeevery
100 hours of operation or every season,
whichever occurs first.
Service air cleaner more often under
dusty conditions.
1. Remove knob and cover.
2. Remove wing nut and air cleaner from
base.
TO SERVICE PRE-CLEANER
3. Slide foam pre-cleaner off cartddge.
4. Wash it in liquid detergent and water.
5. Squeeze it dry in a clean cloth. Allow
it to dry.
6. Saturate it in engine oil. Wrap it in
clean, absorbent cloth and squeeze to
remove excess oil.
TO SERVICE CARTRIDGE
• Replace a dirty, bent, or damaged
cartridge.
NOTE: Do not wash the paper cartridge
or use pressurized air, as this will
damage the cartridga.
7. Reinstall the pre-cleaner (cleaned
and oiled) over the paper cartddge.
8. Reassemble air cleaner, wing nut,
cover and tighten knob securely.
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MUFFLER
Inspect and replace corroded muffler
and spark an'ester (if equipped) as it
could create a fire hazard and/or
damage.
SPARK PLUGS
Replace spark plugsat the beginning of
each mowingseason or after every 100
hours of operation, whichever occurs first.
Spark plug type and gap settingare
shown in "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS"
section of this manual.
ENGINE OIL FILTER
Replace the engine oil filterevery season
or every other oilchange if the tractoris
used more than 100 hours in one year.
1. Drain oil from engine crankcase (See
=TOCHANGE ENGINE OIL" inthis
section of this manual, throughstep
remove drain plug).
2. Remove oil filterand wipe off filter
adapter.
3. Apply a thin coating of new engine oil
to the rubber gasket on replacement
oil filter.
4. Install replacement oil filteron filter
adapter. Turn oilfilterclockwise until
rubber gasket contacts the filter
adapter, _hentighten filter an addi-
tional 1/2 turn.
5. Fillcrankcase withnew oil (See "TO
CHANGE ENGINE OIL"in thissection
of this manual). For approximate
capacity see "PRODUCT SPECIFICA-
TIONS" section of this manual.
6. Start the engine and check for oil
leaks. Correctany leaks before
placing engine into full operation.
OilFilter
IN-LINE FUEL FILTER
The fuel filter should be replaced once
each season. Iffuel fifier becomes
clogged, obstructingfuel flew to carbure-
tor, replacement is required.
1. With engine cool, remove filterand
plug fuel line sections.
2. Place new fuel filter in positionin fuel
line with arrow pointingtowards
carburetor.
3, Be sure there are no fuel line leaks
and clamps are properly positioned.
4. Immediately wipe up any spilled
gasoline.
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