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CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES
CLEAN
AIR SCREEN
Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to prevent
engine damage from overheating. Clean with a wire brush or
compressed airto remove dirt and stubborn dried gum fibers.
CLEAN
AIR INTAKE/COOLING
AREAS
To insure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen,
cooling fins, and other external surfaces of the engine are
kept clean at all times.
Every 100 hours of operation (more often under extremely
dusty, dirty conditions), remove the blower housing and
other cooling shrouds. 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,
dirtyor plugged cceling fins, and/orcoolingshrouds removed
will cause engine damage due to overheating.
AIR
FILTER
(See Fig. 16)
Your engine willnot run properly using a dirtyair filter. Clean
the foam pra-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 knobs and cover.
TO SERVICE PRE-CLEANER
•
Wash it in liquid detergent and water.
•
Squeeze it dry in a clean cloth.
•
Saturate it in engine oil. Wrap it in clean, absorbent cloth
and squeeze to remove excess oil.
If very dirty or damaged, replace pre-cleaner.
TO SERVICE CARTRIDGE
•
Clean cartridge by tapping gently on flat surface. If very
dirty or damaged, replace cartridge°
•
Reinstall precleaner carfddge, cover and secure with
knobs.
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.
CARTRIDGE
FIG. 16
ENGINE
OIL FILTER
Replace the engine oil filter every season or every other oil
change ifthe tractor isused more than 100 hours in one year.
MUFFLER
Inspect and replace corroded muffler and spark arrester (if
equipped) as it could create a fire hazard and/or damage.
SPARK
PLUGS
Replace spark plugs at the beginning of each mowing
season or after every 100 hours of operation, whichever
occurs first. Spark plug type and gap setting are shown in
"PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS"
section of this manual.
IN-LINE
FUEL
FILTER
(See Fig. 17)
The fuel filter should be replaced once each season. If fuel
filter becomes clogged, obstructing fuel flow to carburetor,
replacement is required.
•
With engine cool, remove filter and plug fuel line sec-
tions.
•
Place new fuel filter in position in fuel line with arrow
pointingtowards carburetor.
•
Be sure there are no fuel line leaks and clamps are
properlypositioned.
•
Immediately wipe up any spilled gasoline.
FILTER
FIG. 17
CLEANING
•
Clean engine, battery, seat, finish, etc. of all foreign
matter.
•
Keep finished surfaces and wheels free of all gasoline,
oil, etc.
•
Protect painted surfaces with automotive type wax.
We do not recommend using a garden hose to clean your
tractor unless the electrical system, muffler, air filter and
carburetor are covered to keep water out. Water in engine
can result in a shortened engine life.
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