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SPARK ARRESTER
The muffler has a spark arrester
which must be periodically cleaned to
maintain good efficiency. At the inter-
vals shown in the maintenance chart,
clean the spark arrester as follows.
1. Remove the nuts 1 and cover 2.
2. Remove the spark arrester 3.
3. Use a brush to remove carbon
deposits from the spark arrester
screen. Be careful not to damage
the spark arrester screen. Check
that the screen has no holes or
tears. Replace the screen if nec-
essary.
4. Reinstall the spark arrester in
reverse order of removal.
WARNING
A hot muffler can harm you.
You can be burned if you touch
the hot muffler.
Wait until the muffler cools to
avoid burns.