bottomofthethreads.Allowa fewminutesforthe oil
to beabsorbedby thefilter material,
Figure 18
Applya thin coatornewoil on the rubbergasketofthe
newoil filter,
• Installthe newoil filteronthe filteradapter.Hand
tightenuntilthefiltergasketcontactsthe adapter,then
tightenthefilteran additional3/4-1turn.
• Refillthe enginewiththe propertypeoil. Theengine
oil capacityis approximately1.7-1.9quarts(1.6-1.8L).
Air Cleaner
Checktheaircleanerbeforeeachuse.Checkfor a
buildupofdirt of debrisaroundthe air cleanersystem,
Keeptheareaclean,Keepthisareaclean,Alsocheck
forlooseor damagedcomponents,Replaceall bentor
damagedaircleanercomponents,
WARNING:Operatingthe engine with
loose or damaged air cleaner compo-
nents could allow unfiltered air into the
engine causing premature wear and
failure.
Servicing the Precleaner
Washand reoilthe precleanerevery25 hoursof
operation(moreoftenunderextremelydustyordirty
conditions),Replacetheprecleanerannuallyor every
100hours,
1. Openthe dooron theblowerhousingto accessthe air
cleanerelementand precleaner.
2. Unhookthe latchandremovethe precleanerfromthe
air filterelement,SeeFigure19.
NOTE:Theair filterelement/precleanerassemblycan
be removedandthe precleanerthen removedfromthe
filterelement,Makesurethebaseandthe sealingareais
cleanbeforereinstallingthe airfilterelement/precleaner
assembly,
3. Washtheprecleanerinwarmwaterwithdetergent,
Rinsetheprecleanerthoroughlyuntilall tracesof
detergentare eliminated.Squeezeout excesswater
(do notwring),Allowthe precleanerto air dry.
Latch
AccessDoor
Filter
Element
Precleaner
Figure 19
4. Saturatetheprecleanerwith newengineoil.
Squeezeoutall excessoil.
5. Reinstallthe precleaneroverthepaperelementand
securewiththelatch.
NOTE:Reinstalltheairfilterelement/precleanerif
removed.
6. Pivotthelatchoverthefilterassemblyandpressthe
latchdownwardto rehook.See Figure19.
IMPORTANT:Makecertainthelatchis securedin the
lockedposition.Failureto properlyhookthelatchwill
allowunfilteredair intothe enginecausingdamageto
theengine.
7. Closetheaccessdoor
Servicing Paper Element
Checkthe paperelementevery50hoursofoperation
(moreoftenifoperatedunderextremelydustyordirty
conditions).Cleanor replacetheelementas necessary.
Replacetheair cleanerelementannually,orevery100
hoursofoperation.
* Opentheaccessdoor,unhookthe latch,and remove
theairfilterassemblyasdescribedintheprevious
sub-section.
* Removethe precleanerfromthe filterelement.
* Gentlytapthe paperelementto dislodgedirt. Do
notwashthepaperelementor usepressurizedair,
asthiswilldamagetheelement.Replacea dirty,
bent,or damagedelement.Do notuseifthesealing
surfacesarebentor damaged.
* Cleantheair cleanerbaseandcheck itscondition.
° Reinstallthe precleaneroverthe paperair cleaner
elementand installon base.Securewiththe latch
andclosetheaccessdoor.
WARNING
after every100 hours
of operation,Failure
prematurewear or
failure of the engine,
Operating the en-
gine with loose or
damaged aircleaner
components couldal-
low unfilteredair into
the engine causing
prematurewear and
failure.
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