Craftsman CMXGGAS030729 Operator's Manual page 14

Maintenance
Service Air Filter
WARNING! Fuel and its vapors are extremely
flammable which could cause burns or fire
resulting in death or serious injury .
• Do not start and run engine with air filter removed .
Your engine will not run properly and may be damaged
if you run it with a dirty air filter . Clean or replace more
often if operating under dusty or dirty conditions .
1 . Unclamp latches that hold on the cover .
Filter
Cover
2 . Remove cover and foam air filter .
3 . Wash the foam air filter in liquid detergent and water .
Squeeze dry the foam air filter in a clean cloth .
4 . Saturate the foam air filter with clean engine oil . To
remove the excess engine oil, squeeze the ffoam air
filter in a clean cloth .
5 . Reinstall clean or new foam air filter .
6 . Reinstall the air filter cover and clamp latches .
Service Spark Plug
Changing the spark plug will help your engine to start
easier and run better .
1 . Clean area around spark plug .
2 . Remove and inspect spark plug .
3 . Replace spark plug if electrodes are pitted, burned
or porcelain is cracked . Use the recommended
replacement spark plug . See Common Service Parts .
4 . Check electrode gap with wire feeler gauge and reset
spark plug gap to recommended gap if necessary (see
Specifications) .
5 . Install spark plug and tighten firmly .
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Latches
Latches
Inspect Muffler and Spark Arrester
The engine exhaust muffler has a spark arrester screen .
Inspect the muffler for cracks, corrosion, or other damage .
Inspect spark arrester screen for damage or carbon
blockage . Clean if carbon blockage is found using brush
and commercial solvent or replace if damaged .
WARNING! Contact with muffler area could
cause burns resulting in serious injury .
• Allow equipment to cool before servicing .
• It is a violation of California Public Resource Code,
Section 4442, to use or operate the engine on any
forest-covered, brush-covered, or grass-covered land
unless the exhaust system is equipped with a spark
arrester, as defined in Section 4442, maintained
in effective working order . Other states or federal
jurisdictions may have similar laws, reference Federal
Regulation 36 CFR Part 261 .52 .
Replace spark arrester as follows:
1 . Remove four screws that connect heat shield to
muffler .
Spark Arrester Screen
Muffler
2 . Remove four screws that attach spark arrester screen .
3 . Obtain a replacement screen .
4 . Reattach screen and muffler guard .
Common Service Parts
Foam Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704927
Spark Plug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704948
Engine Oil Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100028
Synthetic Oil Bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100074
Contact an authorized service dealer or
BRIGGSandSTRATTON .COM for a full list of parts and
diagrams .
Screws
Heatshield
Screws
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