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3. Clean around the air cleaner to prev ent dir t
from g etting into the engine and causing
damag e . Unscrew the knob and remo v e the air
cleaner co v er ( Figure 24 ).
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1. Knob
4. Wing nut
2. Air cleaner cover 5. Paper element
3. Foam element 6. Stud
4. R emo v e the wing n ut and slide the foam and
paper air cleaner assembly off of the stud
( Figure 24 ).
5. Carefully remo v e the foam element from the
paper element ( Figure 24 ).
Cleaning the Foam and Paper
Elements
1. F oam Element
A. W ash the foam element in liquid soap and
w ar m w ater . W hen the element is clean,
rinse it thoroughly .
B . Dr y the element b y squeezing it in a clean
cloth (do not wring). Allo w the element to
air dr y .
C . Soak the element in new engine oil.
( Figure 25 ). Squeeze the element to remo v e
ex cess oil.
Important: R eplace the f oam
element if it is tor n or w or n.
Figure 25
1. Foam element 2. Oil
2. P aper Element
A. Lightly tap the element on a flat surface to
remo v e dust and dir t ( Figure 26 ).
B . Inspect the element for tears , an oily film,
and damag e to the r ubber seal.
Important: Nev er clean the paper
element with pr essuriz ed air or liquids,
such as solv ent, gas, or k er osene.
R eplace the paper element if it
is dama ged or cannot be cleaned
thor oughl y .
Figure 26
1. Paper element 2. Rubber seal
Installing the Foam and Paper
Elements
Important: T o pr ev ent engine dama ge,
al w ays operate the engine with the complete
f oam and paper air cleaner assembl y installed.
1. Carefully slide the foam element onto the
paper air cleaner element ( Figure 24 ).
2. Place the air cleaner assembly onto the air
cleaner base and secure it with the wing n ut
( Figure 24 ).
3. Install the air cleaner co v er and secure it with
the knob ( Figure 24 ).
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