Craftsman 247.203721 - Air Cleaner Maintenance

Air Cleaner
Paperfilterscannotbecleanedandshouldbereplacedevery100operatinghours;
moreoftenif usedin extremelydustyconditions.
Removethefoampre-filterfromaroundthe paperairfilter. SeeFigure
16.Replacepaperelementwhendirtyordamaged.Cleanfoamelementor
replacewhendamaged.
Neverusegasolineor low flashpoint solventsfor cleaningtheair filter
element.A fire orexplosioncouldresult.
IMPORTAfl#Neverruntheenginewithouttheairfilter.Rapidenginewearwill
result.
1.
Unscrewthethumbscrewsandremovetheairfilter cover.SeeFigure14.
Thumb
Screw
Air Filter
2.
Figure14
Removetheairfilter. SeeFigure15.
Figure15
5.
f
Air Filter
Figure16
Tocleanfoamelement,washinamildliquiddetergentandwater.Squeeze
orpressthefoamelementto rinseoutdirt andwater.Donottwist;this
coulddamageortearthefoamelement.Allowto drythoroughlybefore
using.DONOToil thefoamelement.
Attachthenewairfilterwith foamelement,aligningtheholeintheairfilter
with theintakemanifold.SeeFigure17.
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Manifold
Figure17
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