Air Cleaner; Levels; Terminals; Battery - Craftsman 917.254740 Owner's Manual

INTENANCE
_ VENT CAP
CUT AWAY VIEW
BATTERY
TUBE
BATTERY
CELL
FIGURE 24
CARTRIDGE
PLATE
PAPER
CARTRIDG_ _.
Spitback Shield
FOAM
PRE CLEANER
BODY
Every 50 Hours (Once a Mowing Season)
(Operating in dusty conditions may require more frequent
servicing.)
1. Check Battery
a. "Battery acid level in each battery cell should be
even with bottoms of tubes in cells (Fig. 24).
Add ONLY distilled water if necessary, NOTE:
DO NO T 0 VERFtL L,
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b. Keep battery and terminals clean.
c. Keep battery bolts tight.
d. Keep vent caps tight and small vent holes in caps
open,
e. Recharge at 6 amperes for 1 hour if necessary,
2, Clean Battery and Terminals
Corrosion and dirt on the battery and terminals cause the
battery to "leak" power.
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES GENERATE EX-
PLOSIVE GASES. KEEP SPARKS, FLAME
AND SMOKING MATERIALS AWAY FROM
BATTERIES. ALWAYS SHIELD YOUR EYES
AROUND BATTE R I ES.
a. Remove terminal guard.
b. Disconnect BLACK battery cable then RED bat-
tery cable and remove battery from tractor.
c, Wash battery with4 tablespoons (60 grams) of
baking soda to I gallon (3.8 litres) of water.
NOTE: BE CAREFULL NOT TO GETTHE SODA SOLU-
TION INTO THE BATTERY CELLS.
d. Rinse the battery with plain water, dry and reinstall
in tractor.
e. Clean terminals and battery cable ends with wire
brush until bright,
L Replace battery cables, connecting RED battery
cable to positive terminal first, then BLACK battery
cable to negative termfnaL Coat terminaf connec-
tions with petroleum jelly.
g. Replace terminal guard.
3. Change Engine Oil
The best time to change engine oil is at the end of a
day's operation when all dirt and foreign materials are
suspended in the hot oil (See Fig. 19).
(OPERATING IN DUSTY CONDITIONS MAY REQUIRE
MORE FREQUENT SERVICING)
4, CLEAN AIR CLEANER ELEMENT (FIG. 25)
a. Remove two cover knobs and remove air cleaner
cover.
b. Remove foam pre-cleaner.
-- Wash pre-cfeaner in liquid detergent and
warm water to remove dirt.
-- Wrap pre-cfeaner in cloth and squeeze dry.
Lightly coat foam with engine oil. Squeeze in
rag or towel to remove excess oH. Do not satu-
rate.
c. Remove two nuts from top of cartridge.
d. Remove cartridge and clean air cleaner body
carefully to prevent dirt form entering carbure.
tor.
e. Clean cartridge by gently tapping on flat sur-
face. if very dirty, replace cartridge.
f. Reassemble air cleaner.
NOTE: NUTS HOLDING AIR CLEANER CARTRIDGE
MUST BE INSTALLED WITH FIBER WASHERS DOWN
ON CARTRIDGE PLATE TO PREVENT DIRT FROM
ENTERING CARBURETOR. TIGHTEN NUTS BY HAND.
OVERTIGHTENING COULD COLLAPSE CARTRIDGE.
NOTE: NEVER RUN ENGINE WITH AiR CLEANER
REMOVED.