Honda GXI 20 Owner's Manual page 25

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<C:yclone type>
1 . Remove the wing nut and the air
cleaner cover. Remove the
ele-
ments and separate them.
Care-
fully check both elements for
holes or tears and replace if
damaged.
2. Foam element: Wash the element
in a solution of household deter-
gent and warm water, then rinse
thoroughly, or wash
in nonflam-
mable or high flash point solvent.
Allow the element
t o dry thor-
oughly.
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.
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 t r y
{ o brush the dirt off; brushing will
force dirt into the fibers. Replace
$he paper element if
it is ex-
Cessively dirty.
4. Cyclone Housing: Remove the
(hree special pan head screws,
iemove the
housing, and wash
ihe components with water. Dry
the components thoroughly, and
carefully reassemble them.
SPECIAL PAN SCREW (31
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PRE-CLEANER CAP
HOUSING
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When reinstalling the cyclone housing, be sure
that the air intake tab
Be careful to install the air guide as shown.
fits properly into the groove in the pre-cleaner cap.
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