40-DIXON
MAINTENANCE
Tap the paper lter against a xed surface to 4.
remove dust. If the paper lter is still dirty, it
must be replaced.
Ret the air lter as follows:
Check that the seal on the bottom of the paper 1.
lter is whole.
Mount the paper lter in the air lter housing 2.
and tighten the wing nuts.
Ret the pre-lter on the paper lter.3.
Replace the cowling over the air lter housing. 4.
Do not over tighten the plastic fastener.
Fuel Filter
Replace the line-mounted fuel lter every 100 hours
(once per season) or more regularly if it is clogged.
Replace the lter as follows:
Move the hose clamps away from the lter. 1.
Use at-nosed pliers.
Pull the lter loose from the hose ends.2.
Push the new lter into the hose ends. Position 3.
the lter with the “FLOW” arrow pointing up
toward the carburator. If necessary, a soap
solution can be applied to the lter ends to
ease mounting.
Move the hose clamps back toward the lter.4.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
Do not use compressed air to clean the air
lter. Do not wash the paper lter. Do not oil
the paper lter.
Fuel Pump Air Filter
Regularly check that the fuel pump’s air lter is free
from dirt.
Remove the screws and open the pump, no hoses
need be removed.
The lter can be cleaned with a brush if necessary.
Replace the lter on the console.
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Remove dust
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Fuel lter
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Fuel pump air lter