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Service air cleaner more often under dusty
conditions.
• Remove knob and cover.
• Remove wing nut and air cleaner from
base.
TO SERVICE
PRE-CLEANER
• Slide foam pre-cleaner
off cartridge.
• Wash it in liquid detergent
and water.
• Squeeze
it dry in a clean cloth.
Allow it
to dry.
• Saturate
it in engine oil
Wrap it in
clean, absorbent
cloth and squeeze
to
remove excess oil.
TO SERVICE
CARTRIDGE
• Replace a dirty, bent, or damaged
car-
tridge.
NOTE:
Do not wash the paper cartridge
or use pressurized
air, as this will damage
the cartridge.
• Reinstall
the pre-cleaner
(cleaned
and
oiled) over the paper cartridge.
• Reassemble
air cleaner, wing nut, cover
and tighten
knob securely.
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. Clean the cooling fins
and external surfaces as necessary. Make
sure the cooling shrouds are reinstalled.
NOTE:
Operating the engine with a
blocked grass screen, dirty or plugged
cooling fins, and/or cooling shrouds re-
moved will cause engine damage due to
overheating.
MUFFLER
Inspect and replace corroded muffler and
spark arrester
(if equipped) as it could cre-
ate a fire hazard and/or damage.
SPARK
PLUGS
Replace spark plugs at the beginning of
each mowing season or after every 100
hours of operation, whichever occurs first.
Spark plug type and gap setting are
shown in =PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS"
section of this manual.
ENGINE
OIL FILTER
Replace the engine oil filter every season
or every other oil change if the tractor is
used more than 100 hours in one year.
• Drain oil from engine crankcase (See
"TO CHANGE
ENGINE
OIL" in this sec-
tion of this manual, through
step remove
drain plug).
• Remove oil filter and wipe off filter
adapter.
• Apply a thin coating of new engine oil to
the rubber gasket on replacement oil fil-
ter.
• Install replacement oil 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
ENGINE
OIL" in this section
of this _u_
For approximate
capac-
ity see _b'I_[O]_OCT SPECIFICATIONS"
section of this manual.
• Start the engine and check fbr_il
leaks.
Correct any leaks before placing engine
into full operation.
Filtrode
Aceite
IN-LINE FUEL FILTER
The fuel filter should be replaced once
each season. If fuel filter becomes
clogged, obstructing fuel flow to carbure-
tor, replacement is required.
• With engine cool, remove filter and plug
fuel line sections.
• Place new fuel filter in position in fuel
line with arrow pointing towards carbu-
retor.
• Be sure there are no fuel line leaks and
clamps are properly positioned.
• Immediatly wipe up any spilled gasoline.
CLEANING
• Clean engine,
battery, seat, finish, etc.
of all foreign
matter.
• Keep finished
surfaces and wheels free
of all gasoline, oil, etc.
• Protect painted surfaces with automo-
tive type wax.
We do not recommend using a garden
hose to clean your tractor unless the elec-
trical system, muffler, air filter and carbu-
retor are covered to keep water out. Water
in engine can result in a shortened engine
life.
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