CleaningtheFoamAirCleanerElement
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
1.Washthefoamelementinliquidsoapandwarm
water.Whentheelementisclean,rinseitthoroughly.
2.Drytheelementbysqueezingitinacleancloth.
Important:Replacethefoamelementifitis
tornorworn.
ServicingthePaperAirCleaner
Element
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Cleanthepaperair
cleanerelement.
Every200hours—Replacethepaper
aircleanerelement.
1.Cleanthepaperelementbytappinggentlytoremove
dust.Ifitisverydirty,replacethepaperelement
withanewone(
Figure42).
2.Inspecttheelementfortears,anoilylm,ordamage
totherubberseal.
3.Replacethepaperelementifitisdamaged.
InstallingtheFoamandPaperElements
Important:Topreventenginedamage,always
operatetheenginewiththecompletefoamand
paperaircleanerassemblyinstalled.
1.Carefullyslidethefoamelementontothepaperair
cleanerelement(Figure42).
2.Placetheaircleanerassemblyontotheaircleaner
baseorhoseandsecureit(Figure42).
3.Placetheaircleanercoverintopositionandtighten
thecoverknob(Figure42).
ServicingtheEngineOil
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Checkthe
engineoillevel.
Aftertherst8hours—Changethe
engineoil.
Every100hours—Changetheengine
oil.(moreoftenindirtyordusty
conditions)
Every200hours—Changetheengine
oillter.
Note:Changetheoilmorefrequentlywhenthe
operatingconditionsareextremelydustyorsandy.
Note:Therearedifferentoilcapacitiesforthedifferent
modelslistedinthismanual.Ensurethecorrectamount
ofoilisused.
Important:Remembertoadd80%oftheoiland
thengraduallyllittothefullmarkonthedipstick.
OilType:Detergentoil(APIserviceSF,SG,SH,SJ
orSL)
EngineOilCapacity:58ounces(1.7liter)withthe
lterremoved;51ounces(1.5liter)withoutthelter
removed
Viscosity:Refertothetablebelow
Figure43
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
Note:Checktheoilwhentheengineiscold.
WARNING
Contactwithhotsurfacesmaycausepersonal
injury.
Keephands,feet,face,clothingandotherbody
partsawaythemuferandotherhotsurfaces.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewithoil
becausedamagetotheenginemayresult.Donot
runenginewithoilbelowthelowmarkbecausethe
enginemaybedamaged.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrollevers
totheneutrallockedpositionandsettheparking
brake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position(
Figure44).
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