Kohler MAGNUM M18

SECTION 3
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
NOTE: Do not wash the paper element or use
pressurized alr as this will damage
element.
3. Install the precleaner (cleaned and oiled) over pa-
per element.
4. Reinstall the paper element, element cover, and
element cover seals.
5, Install air cleaner cover and wing nuts. Tighten
wing nuts 1/2 to 1 full turn after nuts contact cov-
er--do not overtighten.
Inspect Air Cleaner Components
Whenever the air cleaner cover is removed, or the ele-
ment or precleaner serviced, check the following
components:
© Air Cleaner Base ~ Make sure it seals tightly
against intake elbow, and is not bent or damaged.
* Element Cover and Element Cover Seals - Make
Sure element cover is not bent or damaged. Make
sure element cover seals are in place to ensure
element is sealed tightly between element cover
and air cleaner base.
* Breather Tube - Make sure it is sealed tightly in air
cleaner base and breather cover.
NOTE: Damaged, worn, or loose air cleaner compo-
nents could allow unfiltered air into the engine
causing premature wear and failure. Replace
ай damaged or worn components.
CLEAN AIR INTAKE/COOLING AREAS
To ensure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen,
cooling fins, and other external surfaces of engine are
kept clean at all times. Refer to Figure 3-5.
Every 50 operating hours (more often under extremely
dusty, dirty conditions), remove the blower housing
and other cooling shrouds. Clean the cooting fins and
extemal surfaces as necessary. Make sure the cool-
ing shrouds are reinstalled.
Refer to the “Disassembly” and “Reassembly” Sec-
tions for cooling shroud removal and installation
procedures.
NOTE: Operating the engine with a blocked grass
screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, and/or
cooling shrouds removed will cause engine
damage due to overheating.
KEEP THESE AREAS CLEAN
Air Cleaner
Air Intake
Tube
Blower Housing Grass Screen
Crankcase
Cooling Fins
Cylinder Head
Cooling Fins
Batfles And Shrouds
Figure 3-5. Air Intake and Coollng Areas.
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