EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Shutofftheengineandremovethekeybefore
checkingtheoiloraddingoiltothecrankcase.
•Donotchangethegovernorspeedoroverspeed
theengine.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
CheckingtheAirCleanerIndicator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
•Checktheair-cleanerbodyfordamagethatcould
causeanairleak.Replaceadamagedair-cleaner
body.Checkthewholeintakesystemforleaks,
damage,orloosehoseclamps.
•Replacetheaircleanerelementwhenthe
air-cleanerindicator(Figure42)showsred.Donot
over-cleantheair-lterelement.
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Figure42
1.Air-cleanerindicator
•Ensurethatthecoverseatscorrectlyandseals
withtheair-cleanerbody.
ReplacingtheAirCleaner
Elements
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Inspectthe
air-cleanerelement.
Every400hours—Replacetheprimary
air-cleanerelement(s)(earlieriftheaircleaner
indicatorshowsred,andmorefrequentlyin
extremelydirtyordustyconditions).Replace
thesafetylterafterevery3primaryair-cleaner
elementreplacements.
Important:Avoidusinghigh-pressureairthat
couldforcedirtthroughthelterandintothe
intaketract,causingdamage.Thiscleaning
processpreventsdebrisfrommigratingintothe
intakewhenyouremovetheprimarylter.
Important:Donotcleantheusedelementto
preventthepossibilityofdamagingthelter
media.Inspectthenewlterforshippingdamage,
checkingthesealingendofthelterandthebody.
Donotuseadamagedelement.
Important:Ensurethatthecoverseatscorrectly
andsealswiththeair-cleanerbody.
1.Replacetheprimaryair-cleanerelement(Figure
43).
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Figure43
2.Checktheair-cleanersafetylterfordustand
debris(Figure44).
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