Cleaning the Foam Air Cleaner
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.
Servicing the Paper Air Cleaner
Element
1. Do not clean the paper filter . R e place it after
200 operating hours ( Figure 32 ).
2. Inspect the element for tears , an oily film, or
damag e to the r ubber seal.
3. R e place the paper element if it is damag ed.
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 32 ).
2. Place the air cleaner assembly onto the air
cleaner base and secure it with the 2 wing n uts
( Figure 32 ).
3. Place the air cleaner co v er into position and
tighten the co v er knob ( Figure 32 ).
Servicing the Engine Oil
Service Interval/Specication
Chang e the engine oil as follo ws:
• After the first 8 operating hours
• After ev er y 100 operating hours
Note: Chang e the oil more frequently when
the operating conditions are extremely dusty
or sandy .
Oil T ype: Deterg ent oil (API ser vice SF , SG ,
SH, or SJ)
Crankcase Capacity: 58 ounces (1.7 liter) with
the filter remo v ed; 51 ounces (1.5 liter) without
the filter remo v ed
Viscosity: R efer to the table belo w
Figure 33
Checking the Engine Oil Level
1. P ark the mac hine on a lev el surface .
2. Diseng ag e the PTO , tur n the ignition k ey to
off , and remo v e the k ey .
3. W ait for all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving
the operating position and then c hoc k or bloc k
tires .
4. Clean around the oil dipstic k ( Figure 34 ) so
that dir t cannot fall into the filler hole and
damag e the engine .
Figure 34
1. Oil dipstick 2. Filler tube
5. Unscrew the oil dipstic k and wipe the end
clean ( Figure 34 ).
6. Slide the oil dipstic k fully into the filler tube ,
but do not thread onto tube ( Figure 34 ).
7. Pull the dipstic k out and look at the metal end.
If the oil lev el is lo w , slo wly pour only enough
oil into the filler tube to raise the lev el to the
Full mark.
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