Oil Drain Valve
Closed
and
Locked
Position
Cap
Drain Tube
NOTE: Do not wash the paper cartridge or use pressurized air, as this will damage the cartddge.
6.Remove nut and cartridge plate.
7.Reinstall the
8.Check rubber seal for damage and proper position around stud. Replace if necessary.
9.Reassemble air cleaner, cartridge plate, and nut.
10.Reinstall air cleaner cover and secure by tightening knob.
CLEAN AIR SCREEN
Air screen must be kept free of dirt and chaff to prevent engine damage from overheating. Clean with a wire brush or compressed air to remove dirt and stubbem dded gum fibers.
CLEAN AIR INTAKE/COOLING AREAS
To insure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen, coolingfins, and other external surfaces of the engine are kept clean at all times.
Every 100 hours of operation (more often under extremely dusty, dirty conditions), remove the blower housing and other cooling shrouds. Clean the cooliog fins and external surfaces as necessary. Make sure the cooling shrouds are reinstalled. NOTE: Operating the engine with a
blocked grass screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, and/or cooling shrouds
removed will cause engine damage due to overheating.
AIR FILTER
Your engine will not run properly using a dirty air filter. Clean the foam
Service air cleaner more often under dusty conditions.
1.Loosen knob and remove cover.
TO SERVICE PRE-CLEANER
2.Slide foam
3.Wash it in liquid detergent and water.
4.Squeeze it dry in a clean cloth. Allow it to dry.
5.Saturate it in engine oil. Wrap it in clean, absorbent cloth and squeeze to remove excess oil.
TO SERVICE CARTRIDGE
•Replace a dirty, bent, or damaged cartridge.
Foam
Cartridge
Rubber
Seal
ENGINE OIL FILTER
Replace the engine oil filter every season or every other oilchange if the tractor is used more than 100 hours in one year.
MUFFLER
Inspect and replace corroded muffler and spark arrester (if equipped) as it could create a fire hazard and/or damage.
SPARK PLUGS
Replace spark plugs at the beginning of each mowing season or after every 100 hours of operation, whichever occurs first. Spark plug type and gap setting are shown in "PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS" section of this manual.
IN-LINE FUEL FILTER
The fuel filter should be replaced once each season. If fuel filter becomes
clogged, obstructing fuel flow to carbure- tor, replacement is required.
1.With engine cool, remove filter and plug fuel line sections.
2.Place new fuel filter in position in fuel line with arrow pointing towards carburetor.
3.Be sure there are no fuel line leaks and damps are properly positioned.
4.Immediately wipe up any spilled gasoline.
Clamp
Clamp
Fuel Filt_
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