ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacetheair
lter.Replacetheair-lterelement
soonerifdirtyordamaged.
Note:Replacetheaircleanermorefrequently(every
fewhours)ifoperatingconditionsareextremelydusty
orsandy.
CleaningtheAir-CleanerCover
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Removethe
air-cleanercoverandcleanoutthe
debris.Donotremovethelter.
Note:Donotusecompressedairtocleanthecover
orairlter(s).
Checktheair-cleanerbodyfordamagewhichcould
causeanairleak.Replaceadamagedair-cleaner
body.
Cleantheair-cleanercoverasshowninFigure60.
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Figure60
ServicingtheAir-CleanerFilters
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethe
air-cleanerlterMorefrequentlyin
extremedustyordirtyconditions.
1.Gentlyslidetheprimarylteroutofthe
air-cleanerbody(Figure61).
Note:Avoidknockingthelterintothesideof
thebody.
Important:Donotattempttocleanthe
primarylter.
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Figure61
1.Air-lter-serviceindicator
5.Latches
2.Safetylter
6.Air-cleanercover
3.Air-lterbody
7.Dustcap
4.Primarylter
2.Removethesafetylter(ifequipped).
Note:Removethesafetylteronlyifyouintend
toreplaceit.
Important:Neverattempttocleanthesafety
lter.Ifthesafetylterisdirty,thenthe
primarylterisdamaged,andyoushould
replacebothlters.
3.Inspectthenewlter(s)fordamagebylooking
intothelterwhileshiningabrightlightonthe
outsideofthelter.
Note:Holesinthelterappearasbright
spots.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoily
lm,ordamagetotherubberseal.Ifthelteris
damaged,donotuseit.
4.Ifyouarereplacingthesafetylter,carefully
slidethenewlterintothelterbody(Figure61).
Important:Topreventenginedamage,
alwaysoperatetheenginewithbothair
ltersandcoverinstalled.
5.Carefullyslidethenewprimarylteroverthe
safetylterandensurethatitisfullyseated
bypushingontheouterrimofthelterwhile
installingit.
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