Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Shutofftheenginebeforecheckingtheoilor
addingoiltothecrankcase.
•Keepyourhands,feet,face,clothing,andother
bodypartsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Inspect
theair-cleanerelements.
Every50hours—Cleantheair-cleaner
elements.Cleanthemmorefrequentlyindusty
operatingconditions.
Every200hours/Monthly(whichevercomes
rst)—Replacethepaperair-cleanerelement.
Replaceitmorefrequentlyindustyoperating
conditions.
Important:Donotoperatetheenginewithout
theairlterassembly;extremeenginedamage
willoccur.
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop;refertoMaintenanceSafety(page18).
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug;referto
DisconnectingtheSpark-PlugWire(page19).
3.Unhookthelatchthatsecurestheair-cleaner
cover(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Air-cleanercover4.Paperelement
2.Latch5.Air-cleanerbase
3.Foamelement
4.Removetheair-cleanercover.
Note:Becarefultopreventdirtanddebrisfrom
fallingintothebase.
5.Removethefoamandpaperelementsfromthe
base(Figure17).
6.Removethefoamelementfromthepaper
element(Figure17).
7.Inspectthefoamandpaperelements,and
replacethemiftheyaredamagedorexcessively
dirty.
8.Cleanthepaperelementbytappingitgentlyto
removethedirt.
Note:Nevertrytobrushdirtoffthepaper
element;brushingforcesthedirtintothebers.
Replacetheelementiftappingitfailstoremove
thedirt.
9.Cleanthefoamelementinwarm,soapywater
orinanonammablesolvent.
Note:Donotusegasolinetocleanthefoam
elementbecauseitcouldcreateariskofreor
explosion.
10.Rinseanddrythefoamelementthoroughly.
11.Wipedirtfromthebaseandthecoverwitha
moistrag.
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