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Craftsman 917.374711 Owner's Manual page 16

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AIR RLTEA
Your
engine
will
not
run properly
and
may
be
damaged
by using a dirty Air' Filter', Replace the Air
Filter every year', more often if you mow in very dus-
ty, dirty
conditions.
Do not wash Air Filter.
TO CHANGE
AIR FILTER
o Loosen and remove
the two (2) Plastic Cap Nuts
on top of Air Cleaner
Cover
(See Fig, 22),
o
Lift up and rotate
Cover to unhook
Latch on the
front end of Cover.
o
Loosen
and
remove
the Wing
Nut
and
Plate
holding
Filter" in place
(See Fig, 22),
o
Lift up on the Air Filter Element
and remove.
o
Clean off the face of the Air Cleaner
Seal on top
of Carburetor.
o
When cleaning
be careful to keep trash and dirt
from dropping
into Carburetor,
o
Put new Filter' in place,
o
Put the
Plate
and
Wing
Nut
back
in place°
Put the Air Filter Cover back, be sure to hook the
front end into the Engine
Blower
Housing°
o
Put the two
(2) Cap
Nuts back and tighten.
SPARK PLUG
Change
your' Spark
Plug each year
to make your
engine
start easier
and run better.
Set Spark
Pl_g
gap
at ,030
inch_
AIR CLEANER
COVER
_PLASTIC
CAP
COVER LATCH
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FIG. 22
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We recommend
that you clean the underside
of your'
lawn
mower
after
each use.
CAUTION: DISCONHECT BATTERYCONNECTOR
FROM ENGINE AND SPAREPLUG WIRE FROf_
SPARE PLUG AND PLACE WIRE WHERE IT
CANNOT CO_E IN CONTACT WITH SPARE
PLUG, DO NOT ATTEI_tPT TO ADJUSTHEIGHT
OF CUTUNLESS THE LAWN MOWER IS SITTING
UPRIGHT. PERSONAL INJURY MAY RESULT.
o Turn lawn mower on its side with Carburetor up.
Clean the underside of your
lawn mower' by
scraping to remove build-up of grass and trash_
o Clean your lawn mower and engine often to keep
trash from accumulating around engine_ A clogg-
ed engine runs hotter and shortens engine life.
o We DO NOT recommend using a garden hose
to clean lawn mower' unless the Electrical System,
Muffler, Air' Filter, and Carburetor' are covered
to keep water' out. Water in engine can result in
shortening engine life_
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