Figure 20
1. Air cleaner cover 2. Air cleaner cover knob
4. Carefully remo v e the air cleaner assembly and
foam element from the housing ( Figure 21 ).
Figure 21
1. Paper element 4. Tab
2. Foam element 5. Slot
3. Air cleaner cover 6. Blower housing
Cleaning the Foam Element
1. W ash the foam element in liquid soap and
w ar m w ater . W hen the element is clean, rinse
it thoroughly .
2. Dr y the element b y squeezing it in a clean
cloth.
Important: R eplace the f oam element
if it is tor n or w or n.
3. Saturate the element with engine oil. R emo v e
ex cess oil from the element b y squeezing it in
a clean cloth.
Cleaning the Paper Element
1. Lightly tap the element on a flat surface to
remo v e dust and dir t.
2. Carefully clean the r ubber seal on the paper
element to prev ent debris from entering the
engine .
3. 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 .
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. Place the foam element and paper element into
the blo w er housing .
Note: Mak e sure that the r ubber seal is flat
ag ainst the air cleaner base .
2. Align the tabs on the air cleaner co v er with
the slots of the blo w er housing ( Figure 21 ).
Mo v e the co v er into place and secure it with
the knobs remo v ed previously .
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