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2. Air cleaner
service
A dirty air cleaner will restrict air flow to the carburetor.
To prevent car-
buretor malfunction,
service the air cleaner regularly.
Service more fre-
quently when operating the engine in extremely
dusty areas.
m
Never use gasoline
or low flash 'point solvents
for cleaning
the
air cleaner
element.
A fire or explosion
could result.
CAUTION:
Never
run the engine
without
the air cleaner.
Rapid engine
'
wear will result.
1. Remove the wing nut and the air
cleaner
cover.
Remove the ele-
ments and separate them. Careful-
ly check both elements for holes
or tears and replace if damaged.
2. Foam element: Wash the element
in a solution
of household
de-
tergent
and warm
water,
then
rinse
thoroughly,
or
wash
in
nonflammable
or high flash point
solvent.
Allow the element to dry
thoroughly.
Soak the element in clean engine
oil and squeeze out the excess oil.
The engine will smoke during in-
itial start-up if too much oil is left
in the foam.
PAPER ELEMENT
\
FOAM ELEMENT
3. Paper element:
Tap the element
lightly several times on a hard sur-
face to remove
excess
dirt,
or
blow compressed
air through
the
filter from the inside out. Never try
to brush the dirt off; brushing will
force dirt into the fibers. Replace
the
paper
element
if it is ex-
cessively dirty.
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