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CLEAN AIR SCREEN (See Fig. 12)
Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to prevent
engine damage from overheating. Clean witha wirebrushor
compressed airtoremovedirtand stubborndried gum fibers.
ENGINE COOLING FINS (See Fig. 12)
Remove any dust, dirt or oil from engine cooling fins to
prevent engine damage from overheating.
• Remove screws from blower housing and lifthousing
and dipstick tube.assembly off engine.
• Cover oil fill opening to prevent entry of diff.
• Use compressed air or stiff bristle brush to thoroughly
clean engine cooling fins.
• To reassemble, reverse above procedure.
SCREWS
OIL FILL
TUBE
ASSEMBLY
BLOWER
HOUSING
AIR SCREEN
SCREWS
ENGINE COOLING FINS
SPARK
PLUG
FIG. 12
AIR FILTER (See Fig. 13)
Your engine willnotrunproperly usinga dirty airfilter. Clean
the foam pre-cleaner after every 25 hours of operation or
every season. Service paper cartridge every 100 hours of
operation or every season, whichever occurs first.
Service air cleaner more often under dusty conditions.
Remove knob(s) and cover.
TO SERVICE PRE-CLEANER
• Slide foam pre-cleaner offcartridge.
• Wash itin liquiddetergent and water.
• Squeeze it dry in a clean cloth.
• Saturate it inengine oil. Wrap it inclean, absorbent cloth
and squeeze to remove excess oil.
• If very dirty or damaged, replace pre-cleaner.
Reinstall pre-cleaner over cartridge.
Reinstall cover and secure with knob(s).
TO SERVICE CARTRIDGE
Remove cartridge nut.
Carefully remove cartridge to prevent debris from enter-
ing carburetor. Clean base carefully to prevent debris
from entering carburetor.
Clean cartridge by tapping gently on flat surtace. Ifvery
dirty or damaged, replace cartridge.
Reinstall cartridge, nut, precleaner, cover and secure
with knob(s).
IMPORTANT: PETROLEUM SOLVENTS, SUCH AS
KEROSENE, ARE NOT TO BE USED TO CLEAN THE
CARTRIDGE. THEY MAY CAUSE DETERIORATION OF
THE CARTRIDGE. DO NOT OIL CARTRIDGE. DO NOT
USE PRESSURIZED AIR TO CLEAN OR DRY CARTRIDGE.
COVER
KNOB
CARTRIDGE
COVER _..._NUT
_PAPER
/ _ CARTRIDGE
FOAM / I
PRE-CLEANER _
-_ _BASE
FIG. 13
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