ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Every50hours/Every3months(whichever
comesrst)
Every300hours/Yearly(whichevercomesrst)
Important:Donotoperatetheenginewithout
theairlterassembly;extremeenginedamage
willoccur.
1.Shutofftheengineandwaitforallmovingparts
tostop;refertoShuttingOfftheEngine(page
24).
2.Removethewingnutsecuringtheair-cleaner
cover(Figure37).
3.Removetheair-cleanercover.
Note:Ensurethatnodirtordebrisfromthe
air-cleanercoverfallintothebase.
4.Removethefoamandpaperelementsfromthe
base.
5.Removethefoamelementfromthepaper
element.
6.Inspectthefoamandpaperelements;replace
themiftheyaredamagedorexcessivelydirty.
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Figure37
1.Wingnut
4.Paperlterelement
2.Air-cleanercover
5.Gasketandairduct
3.Foamelement
7.Cleanthepaperelementbytappingitgentlyto
removethedirt.
Note:Donottrytobrushdirtoffthepaper
element;brushingforcesthedirtintothebers.
Replacetheelementiftappingitfailstoremove
thedirt.
8.Cleanthefoamelementinwarm,soapywater
orinanonammablesolvent.
Note:Donotusegasolinetocleanthefoam
elementbecauseitcouldcreateariskofreor
explosion.
9.Rinseanddrythefoamelementthoroughly.
10.Wipedirtfromthebaseandthecoverwitha
moistrag.
Note:Ensurethatdirtanddebrisdonotenter
theairductleadingtothecarburetor.
11.Installtheair-cleanerelementsandensurethat
theyareproperlypositioned.Installthelower
wingnut.
12.Installthecoverandinstalltheupperwingnut
tosecureit.
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