EngineMaintenance
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
aircleanerfordirty,looseordamaged
parts.
Every25hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Servicethefoam
element.(moreoftenunderdusty,
dirtyconditions)
Every50hours—Servicethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderdusty,
dirtyconditions)
Every100hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)—Replacethepaper
element.(moreoftenunderdusty,
dirtyconditions)
Thisengineisequippedwithareplaceable,highdensity
paperaircleanerelement.Checktheaircleanerdailyor
beforestartingtheengine.Checkforabuildupofdirt
anddebrisaroundtheaircleanersystem.Keepthisarea
clean.Alsocheckforlooseordamagedcomponents.
Replaceallbentordamagedaircleanercomponents.
Note:Operatingtheenginewithlooseordamagedair
cleanercomponentscouldallowunlteredairintothe
enginecausingprematurewearandfailure.
Note:Servicetheaircleanermoreoftenunder
extremelydusty,dirtyconditions.
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1.Aircleanercover4.Aircleanerbase
2.Aircleanerlatch5.Foamelement
3.Aircleaner6.Paperelement
ServicingFoamElement
Checkthefoamelementevery25hoursofoperation
(moreoftenunderextremelydustyordirtyconditions).
Cleanorreplacetheelementasnecessary.
Replacetheaircleanerelementyearly,orevery100
hours.
1.Opentheaircleanercoverdoorontheblower
housingtoaccesstheaircleanerelement(Figure34).
2.Unhookthelatchandremovetheaircleaner
(Figure34).
3.Washthefoamelementinwarmwaterwith
detergent.Rinsetheelementthoroughlyuntilall
tracesofdetergentareeliminated.Squeezeout
excesswater(donotwring)andallowthefoam
elementtoairdry.
4.Saturatethefoamelementwithnewengineoil.
Squeezeoutallexcessoil.
5.Reinstallthefoamelementoverthepaperaircleaner
element.
6.Cleantheaircleanerbaseasrequiredandcheck
condition.
7.Installtheaircleanerontotheaircleanerbase.
Securewiththelatch.
8.Closetheaircleanercoverdoor.
ServicingPaperElement
Checkthepaperelementevery50hoursofoperation
(moreoftenunderextremelydustyordirtyconditions).
Cleanorreplacetheelementasnecessary.
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