Toro 77283 - Servicing a Kawasaki Engine

ServicingaKawasaki
®
Engine
ThissectionisonlyformachineswithKawasaki
engines.Ifyourenginelooksliketheoneshownin
Figure46,youhaveaKawasakiengine.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner’smanual
foradditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
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Figure46
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every250hours—ForKawasaki
engines—replacetheprimaryair
lter(moreoftenindirtyordusty
conditions).
Every250hours—ForKawasaki
engines—checkthesafetyairlter(moreoften
indirtyordustyconditions).
Every500hours—ForKawasaki
engines—replacethesafetyairlter
(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Note:Servicetheaircleanermorefrequentlyif
operatingconditionsareextremelydirtyordusty.
RemovingtheFilters
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Releasethelatchesontheaircleanerandpull
theair-cleanercoverofftheair-cleanerbody
(Figure47).
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Figure47
1.Air-cleanerbody4.Air-cleanercover
2.Primarylter5.Safetylter
3.Latch
4.Cleantheinsideoftheair-cleanercoverwith
compressedair.
5.Gentlyslidetheprimarylteroutofthe
air-cleanerbody(Figure47).
Note:Avoidknockingthelterintothesideof
thebody.
6.Removethesafetylteronlytoreplaceit.
InspectingtheFilters
1.Inspectthesafetylter.Ifitisdirty,replaceboth
thesafetyandprimarylters.
Important:Donotattempttocleanthe
safetylter.Ifthesafetylterisdirty,then
theprimarylterisdamaged.
2.Inspecttheprimarylterfordamagebylooking
intothelterwhileshiningabrightlightonthe
outsideofthelter.Iftheprimarylterisdirty,
bent,ordamaged,replaceit.
Note:Holesinthelterappearasbrightspots.
Donotcleantheprimarylter.
InstallingtheFilters
Important:Topreventenginedamage,always
operatetheenginewithbothairltersandthe
coverinstalled.
1.Ifyouareinstallingnewlters,checkeachlter
forshippingdamage.
Note:Donotuseadamagedlter.
2.Ifyouarereplacingtheinnerlter,carefullyslide
itintothelterbody(Figure47).
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