Ford 3230 Operator's Manual page 82

·LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE·------
EVERY 600 HOURS carry out the preceding checks plus the following:
42. Oil Bath Air Cleaner (where titted)
Release the three over-center catches, Figure 42
and remove the bowl assembly and gauze filter.
Remove the rubber sealing ring, wash the filter
thoroughly in a suitable solvent and blow through
with compressed air not exceeding
30
psi
(2 bar).
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WARNING: This operation slwuld be
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carried out in a well ventilated area and
eye protection worn. Avoid skin contact with the
solvent.
Release the hose clip, remove the hose and
un-
screw the retaining screws. Remove the air cleaner
body and agitate in a suitable solvent
to
clean
the
gauze mesh within the body. Using compressed
air, blow down the center
tube
and outlet pipe to
remove the solvent.
Re-install the air cleaner body, ensuring that the
outlet
hose
is correctly seated on the pipe protrud-
ing from the side of the
body.
Clean the rubber sealing ring, previously removed
from
the filter, with a dry cloth and, if in good con-
dition, re-install on the filter or else fit a new seal-
ing ring. The seal ensures an airtight fit between
the
filter element and the air cleaner body.
Do
not
fit a seal that is perished, tom or otherwise dam-
aged. Never omit
the
seal when re-assembling
the
air cleaner.
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42. Oil Bath Air Cleaner (when
fttt.ed)
1.
Hose clip 4. Sealing ring
2. Gauze filter
5. Retaining
SCJeWS
3. Bowl assembly
Oean the inner cup and bowl and refill
to the
level
mark
with
fresh
engine oil Do
not fill
above the
level mark.
Position the filter in the bowl, ensuring the rubber
seal is correctly seated. Offer
the
bowJ/filter as-
sembly up to the air cleaner body ensuring that the
tag on the bowl engages in
the
cut-out in
the
filter
body. Secure with
the
four over-centre catches.
43. Dry Air Cleaner
(where fitted)
Remove the outer element, as described in opera·
ti.on
10,
and discard.
Clean the inside of the air cleaner
casing using
a
damp, lint-free cloth on a probe,
taking
care not to
damage the inner
element Install
the
new outer
element.