Figure 27
1. Air cleaner indicator
Important: Be sur e the co v er is seated cor r ectl y
and seals with the air cleaner body .
1. Pull the latc h outw ard and rotate the air cleaner
co v er countercloc kwise ( Figure 28 ).
Figure 28
1. Air cleaner latch 2. Air cleaner cover
2. R emo v e the co v er from the air cleaner body . Before
remo ving the filter , use lo w pressure air (40 psi,
clean and dr y) to help remo v e larg e accum ulations
of debris pac k ed betw een outside of primar y filter
and the canister . A v oid using high pr essur e air
which could f orce dir t thr ough the filter into
the intak e tract.
T his cleaning process prev ents debris from
mig rating into the intak e when the primar y filter
is remo v ed.
3. R emo v e and re place the primar y filter ( Figure 29 ).
Cleaning of the used element is not recommended
due to the possibility of damag e to the filter
media. Inspect the new filter for shipping damag e ,
c hec king the sealing end of the filter and the body .
Do not use a dama ged element. Inser t the new
filter b y applying pressure to the outer rim of the
element to seat it in the canister . Do not appl y
pr essur e to the flexible center of the filter .
Figure 29
1. Air cleaner primary lter
Important: Nev er attempt to clean the
safety filter ( Figur e 30 ). R eplace the safety
filter with a new one after ev er y thr ee primar y
filter ser vices.
Figure 30
1. Air cleaner safety lter
4. Clean the dir t ejection por t located in the remo v able
co v er . R emo v e the r ubber outlet v alv e from the
co v er , clean the ca vity and re place the outlet v alv e .
5. Install the co v er orienting the r ubber outlet v alv e
in a do wnw ard position—betw een appro ximately
5:00 to 7:00 when view ed from the end.
6. R eset the indicator ( Figure 27 ) if it sho ws red.
Servicing the Engine Oil and
Filter
Chang e the oil and filter initially after the first 50 hours
of operation; thereafter c hang e the oil and filter ev er y
150 hours .
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