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CUSTOMER
RESPONSIBILITIES
AIR FILTER (See Fig. 18)
Your engine will not run properly using a dirty air filter_
Clean the foam pre-cleaner after every 25 hours of opera-
tion or ever':/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 and cover.
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Remove wing nut and air cleaner from baser
TO SERVICE PRE-CLEANER
•
Slide foam pre-cleaner off cartridge°
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Wash it in liquid detergent and water°
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Squeeze it dry in a clean cloth_
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Saturate it in engine oil. Wrap it in clean, absorbent
cloth and squeeze to remove excess oil.
TO SERVICE CARTRIDGE
°
Gently tap the fiat side of the paper cartridge to dis-
lodge dirt,. Do not wash the paper cartridge or use
pressurized air, as this will damage the cartridge.
Reptace a dirty, bent, or damaged cartridge°
•
Reinstai! the pre-cleaner (cleaned and oiled) over the
paper cartridge.
°
Reassemble air cleaner, wing nut, cover and tighten
knob securely.
AIR CLEANER
COVER
COVER KNOB
WING NUT
RUBBER
GROMMET
AIR CLEANER
BASE
FOAM
PRE-CLEANER
OIL FILL
AIR CLEANER
PAPER CARTRIDGE
OIL DRAIN
PLUG
FIG, 18
AIR
CLEAN AIR SCREEN (See Fig. 18)
Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to prevent
engine damage from overheating,, CIean with a wire brush
or compressed air to 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_ Cfean the cooling fins and external
surfaces as necessary. Make sure the cooFingshrouds are
reinstalled.
NOTE: Operating the engine with a blocked grass screen,
dirty or plugged cooEing fins, and/or cooling shrouds re-
moved wilf cause engine damage due to overheating.
ENGINE OIL FILTER
(See Fig. 19)
Replace the engine oil filter every season or every other oil
change if the tractor is used more than 100 hours in one
year..
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Drain oil from engine crankcase (See "TO CHANGE
ENGINE OIL" in this section of this manual, through
step remove drain plug)..
•
Remove oil filter and wipe off filter' adapter..
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Apply a thin coating of new engine oil to the rubber
gasket on replacement oil filter..
•
Install replacement oi] filter on filter adapter_ Turn oil
filter clockwise until rubber' gasket contacts the filter
adapter', then tighten filter an additional 1/2 turn.,
°
Fill crankcase with new oil (See "TO CHANGE EN-
GINE OIL" in this section of this manual). For approxi-
mate capacity see "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" on
page 3 of this manual_
•
Start the engine and check for oil leaks. Correct any
leaks before placing engine into furl operation_
OIL FILTER
FIG, 19
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