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1. Remove the air cleaner cover and foam filter element
as shown in Figure 30.
2. Clean foam element in warm, soapy water or
nonflammable solvent. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Dip
the element in clean engine oil and completely squeeze
out the excess oil from the element before installing.
Figure 30. Engine Air Cleaner
3. Clean foam element (Figure 31 in warm, soapy water
or non-flammable solvent. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
4. Next, dip the element in clean engine oil and completely
squeeze out the excess oil from the element before
installing.
Figure 31. Cleaning Foam Element
use gasoline as a cleaning
solvent, the possibility exists of fire or
explosion which can cause damage to
the equipment and severe bodily harm or
even!
SOLVENT
ENGINE OIL
FOAM
ELEMENT
SQUEEZE
THOROUGHLY
MAINTENANCE
Clean the spark arrester every 6 months or 100 hours.
1. Remove the muffler protector retaining bolts (Figure 32),
then remove muffler protector.
2. Next, remove tapping screw that secures spark arrestor
to muffler, then remove spark arrester.
Figure 32. Spark Arrester Removal
3. Carefully remove carbon deposits from the spark
arrester screen (Figure 33) with a wire brush.
Figure 33. Cleaning The Spark Arrester
4. If the spark arrester is damaged and has breaks or
holes, replace with a new one.
5. Reinstall the spark arrester and muffler protector in
reverse order of disassembly.
MUFFLER
PROTECTOR
RETAINING
BOLT
MUFFLER
RET
AINING
BOLT
MUFFLER
PROTECTOR
SPARK
ARRESTOR
TAPPING
SCREW
SPARK
ARRESTER
SCREEN
WIRE
BRUSH