Sears 917.255741 Lawn Mower User Manual


 
AIR CLEANER COVER _"_ --__
SCREW _,
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BLOWER
HOUSING SCREW%
SCREW
COOLING
HEX HD FINS
SCREW
CYLINDER
HEAD N
COVER
HEX HD
SCREW
3. CLEAN ENGINE COOLING FINS
Keep Engine Cooling Fins free of dust, dirt and oil to pre-
vent Engine damage from overheating.
a. Snap Cover off Air Cleaner (Fig. 29L Remove Hex
Head Screw from inside Air Cleaner. Remove two
Slotted Head Screws from rear of Air Cleaner. Pull Air
Cleaner' off.
b, Remove two Hex Head Screws from front of Blower
Housing_ Remove two Hex Head Screws from side of
Blower Housing_
co Pull Blower Housing off.
Cytinder Head Cover may also be removed° Clean Engine
Cooling Fins with a stiff bristled brush or compressed
air'_.
WEAR SAFETY GLASSES IF USING COM-
PRESSED AIRo
d. To reassemble, reverse above procedure,
NOTE: PRESS BREATHER TUBE INTO BOTTOM OF
AIR CLEANER (FIG. 29).
4. MUFFLER
Do not operate the tractor without a Muffler or tamper
with the exhaust system_
PLUG
DO NOT TOUCH HOT MUFFLER, CY-
LINDER OR FINS AS CONTACT MAY
CAUSE BURNS,
FIGURE 29
Periodically clean the muffler area to prevent grass, dirt
and combustible material from accumulatingo Damaged
Mufflers or spark arresters could create a fire hazard,, In,,
spect periodically and replace if necessary,, tf your engine
is equipped with a spark arrester screen assembly, remove
every 50 hours for cleaning and inspection,, Replace if
damaged°
FIGURE 30
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1. REPLACE SPARK PLUG
Change the spark plug after every 100 hours of operation
or at the beginning of each mowing season° A Deep Well
13/16 _ socket is required to remove the Spark Plug. Set
the Spark Plug gap at =030 inch (Fig, 30).
2. REPLACE AIR CLEANER ELEMENT
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