CLEAN AIR SCREEN

Air screen must be kept free of dirt and

Foam

Cartridge

chaff to prevent engine damage from overheating. Clean with a wire brush or compressed air to remove dirt and stubborn dried gum fibers.

CLEAN AIR INTAKE/COOLING AREAS

To insure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen, cooling fins, and other external surfaces of the engine are kept clean at all times.

Every 100 hours of operer=on(more often under extremely dusty, dirty conditions), remove the blower housing and other cooling shrouds. Clean the cooling 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 pre-cleaner after every 25 hours of operation or every season. Service paper cartridge every 100 hours of operation or every season, whichever occurs first.

Service air cleaner more often under

dusty conditions.

1. Loosen knob and remove cover.

TO SERVICE PRE.CLEANER

2.Slide foam pre-eleaneroff cartridge.

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 oartddge.

NOTE: Do not wash the paper cartridge or use pressurized air, as this will damage the cartridge.

6, Remove nut and cartridge plate. 7, Reinstall the pre-cleaner (cleaned

and oiled) over the paper cartridge. 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.

Pre-Cleaner

Cartridge

Rubber

Se_

Nut

ENGINE OIL FILTER

Replace the engine oil tilter every season or every other oil change if the tractor is used more than 100 hours in one year.

MUFFLER

Inspect and replace corroded muffler and spark arrester (it 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 ot operation, whichever occurs first.

Spark plu,,g,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. It 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 fitter in position in fuel

line with arrow pointing towards carburetor.

3.Be sure there are no fuel line leaks and clamps are propedy positioned.

4.Immediately wipe up any spillod gasoline.

Fuel Nlter_

CLEANING

•Clean engine, battery, seat, finish, etc. of all foreign matter.

•Keep finished surfaces and wheels free of all gasoline, oil, etc.

•Protect painted surfaces with automo- tive type wax.

We do not recommend using a garden hose to clean your tractor unless the electrical system, muffler, air filter and carburetor are covered to keep water out.

Water in engine can result in a shortened

21 engine life.

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917.27499 specifications

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