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MAINTENANCE
Am CLEANER - Continued
Cleaning the Air Intake Cap
The dome of the air intake cap serves
as a rain shield and the screen prevents chaff
and other coarse dirt from getting into the air
cleaner.
Keep this screen clean and free
from all chaff, oil, dust or paint.
Clogged
holes in the screen will reduce the power of
the engine by re stricting
the flow of air.
When operating under conditions where
the air is heavily laden with dust at the air
cleaner intake Lev el , or when it is found that
very frequent cleaning of the oil cup is nec-
essary,
an air pipe extension attachment
should be used.
(See pa~e 95 for attachment
description
.)
Washing the Air Cleaner
After every 960 hours of operation or
oftener if operating under extremely
dusty
conditions, remove the air cleaner from the
tractor.
Disassemble
the cleaner and wash
the parts thoroughly in diesel fuel, dry-clean-
ing solvent or kerosene.
Be sure to clean out the air intake pipe;
also thoroughly clean out the inside of the
main body.
After all the parts have been thoroughly
cleaned, install the air cleaner body on the
tractor.
Make sure that ail joints are air-
tight.
Install the air intake cap.
Fill the oil cup to the proper level with
the specified grade of oil and install it on
the air cleaner.
Be sure
it is held securely
in place by the cup clamp.
General Precautions
As an added precaution against dirt get-
ting into the engine, frequently inspect the
flexible rubber hose connections between the
Air intake cap
Bodv
Trav assemblv
Clamping ring
Oil cup
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Air cleaner taken apart for cleaning.
air cleaner and manifold.
If they show any
sign of deterioration,
replace them.
To
eliminate
strain on the hose connections, be
sure the pipes line up.
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All joints between the air cleaner,
the ~.
carburetor,
the manifold and the cylinder
heads should be tight.
All gaskets must be
in good condition and the bolts drawn up
tight.
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