Sears 917.255741 manual Clean Engine Cooling Fins, Wear Safety Glasses if Using COM, Muffler

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AIR CLEANER COVER _"_	--__
SCREW _,
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BLOWER
HOUSING	SCREW%
SCREW

HEX HD

SCREW

COOLING

HEX HD FINS

SCREW

CYLINDER

HEAD N

COVER

PLUG

FIGURE 29

3.CLEAN ENGINE COOLING FINS

Keep Engine Cooling Fins free of dust, dirt and oil to pre- vent Engine damage from overheating.

a. Snap Cover off Air Cleaner (Fig. 29L Remove Hex Head Screw from inside Air Cleaner. Remove two Slotted Head Screws from rear of Air Cleaner. Pull Air Cleaner'off.

b, Remove two Hex Head Screws from front of Blower Housing_ Remove two Hex Head Screws from side of Blower Housing_

co Pull Blower Housing off.

Cytinder Head Cover may also be removed° Clean Engine

Cooling Fins with a stiff bristled brush or compressed air'_.

WEAR SAFETY GLASSES IF USING COM-

PRESSED AIRo

d.To reassemble, reverse above procedure,

NOTE: PRESS BREATHER TUBE INTO BOTTOM OF

AIR CLEANER (FIG. 29).

4.MUFFLER

Do not operate the tractor without a Muffler or tamper with the exhaust system_

DO NOT TOUCH HOT MUFFLER, CY-

LINDER OR FINS AS CONTACT MAY

CAUSE BURNS,

Periodically clean the muffler area to prevent grass, dirt

and combustible material from accumulatingo Damaged Mufflers or spark arresters could create a fire hazard,, In,,

spect periodically and replace if necessary,, tf your engine is equipped with a spark arrester screen assembly, remove

every 50 hours for cleaning and inspection,, Replace if damaged°

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1. REPLACE SPARK PLUG

Change the spark plug after every 100 hours of operation or at the beginning of each mowing season° A Deep Well 13/16 _ socket is required to remove the Spark Plug. Set

the Spark Plug gap at =030 inch (Fig, 30).

FIGURE 30

2. REPLACE AIR CLEANER ELEMENT

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