Engine Maintenance
WARNING
Contact with hot surfaces may cause personal
injury.
Keep your hands, feet, face, clothing, and
other body parts away the muffler and other
hot surfaces.
Engine Safety
Shut off the engine before checking the oil or adding
oil to the crankcase.
Servicing the Air Cleaner
Service Interval:
Before each use or daily
Note:
Service the air cleaner more frequently (every
few hours) if operating conditions are extremely dusty
or sandy.
Removing the Elements
1.
Park the machine on a level surface and
disengage the blade-control switch (PTO).
2.
Engage the parking brake, shut off the engine,
remove the key, and wait for all moving parts to
stop before leaving the operating position.
3.
Clean around the air-cleaner cover to prevent
dirt from getting into the engine and causing
damage.
4.
Lift the cover and rotate the air-cleaner assembly
out of the engine (
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5.
Remove the foam element from the paper
element (
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Servicing the Foam Element
Service Interval:
Every 25 hours/Monthly (whichever
comes first)—Clean the air-cleaner
foam element (more often in dusty,
dirty conditions).
Every 100 hours/Yearly (whichever comes
first)—Replace the air-cleaner foam element
(more often in dusty, dirty conditions).
Wash the foam element with water and replace the
foam element if it is damaged.
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