Air Filter; Clean Air Screen; Engine Cooling Fins; To Service Cartridge - Craftsman 917.252451 Owner's Manual

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AIR FILTER (See Fig. 15)
Your engine will not run properly using a dirty air filter.
Clean the foam pre-cleaner after every 25 hours of opera-
tion or every season. Service paper cartridge every 100
hours of operation or every season, whichever occurs firs'L
Service air cleaner raore often under dusty conditions.
• Remove knob(s) e.nd cover.
TO SERVICE PRE-CLEANER
o Slide foam pre-cleaner off cartridge.
• Wash it in liquid detergent and water.
o Squeeze it dry in a clean cloth.
° Saturate it in engine oil. Wrap it in clean, absorbent
cloth and squeeze to remove excess oil
• If very dirty or damaged, replace pre-cleaner.
° Reinstall pre-cleaner over cartridge.
o Reinstall cover and secure with knob(s)o
TO SERVICE CARTRIDGE
. Remove cartridge nut
o Carefully remove cartridge to prevent debris from en-
tering carburetor. Clean base carefully to prevent
debris from entering carburetor.
° Clean cartridge bytapping gently on flat surtaCeo Ifvery
dirty or damaged, replace cartndge,
o Reinstall cartridge, nut, precleaner, cover and secure
with knob(s).
IMPORTANT: PETROLEUM SOLVENTS, SUCH AS
KEROSENE, ARE NOT TO BE USED TO CLEAN THE
CARTRIDGE THEY MAY CAUSE DETERIORATION OF
THE CARTRIDGE DO NOT OIL CARTRIDGE. DO NOT
USE PRESSURIZED AIR TO CLEAN OR DRY
CARTRIDGE_
COVER KNOB
C_)V_t_ CARTRIDGE NUT
O . LEANE '
CLEAN AIR SCREEN (See Fig. 16)
Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to prevent
engine damage from overheating. Clean with a wire brush
or compressed air to remove dirt and stubborn dried gum
fibers.
ENGINE COOLING FINS (See Fig. 16)
Remove any dust, dirt or oil from engine cooling fins to
prevent engine damage from overheating.
• Remove screws from blower housing and lift housing
and dipstick tube assembly off engine
= Cover oil fill opening to prevent entry of dirt,
° Use compressed air or stiff bristle brush to thoroughly
clean engine cooling fins,,
• To reassemble, reverse above procedure,
SCREWS
SLOWER HOUSING
SCREWS
AIR SCREEN
DIPSTICK TUBE
ASSEMBLY
PLUG
ENGINE COOLING FINS
FIG. 16
FIG. 15
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