Husqvarna 326P4, 326P5 Air filter, Maintenance schedule, Daily maintenance, Weekly maintenance

MAINTENANCE

Air filter

The air filter should be cleaned regularly removing dust and dirt to avoid:

•carburetor malfunction

•starting problems

•reduced engine power

• unnecessary wear to engine parts

•abnormal fuel consumption

Clean the filter after every 25 hours or more regularly if operating conditions are exceptionally dusty.

Cleaning the air filter

Dismantle the air filter cover and remove the air filter. Wash in clean, warm soapy water. Ensure that the filter is dry before refitting. An air filter used for a long period of time can never be cleaned completely. Therefore it is necessary to replace the filter from time to time with a new filter. A damaged air filter must always be replaced.

If the machine is used in dusty conditions the air filter should be soaked in oil, see the section on “Oiling the air filter“.

Oiling the air filter

Always use HUSQVARNA filter oil, order no. 503 47 73-01. The filter oil contains a solvent to make it spread evenly through the filter. You should therefore avoid skin contact. Put the filter in a plastic bag and the pour the filter oil over it. Knead the plastic bag to distribute the oil. Squeeze the excess oil out of the filter inside the plastic bag and pour off the excess before fitting

the filter on the machine. Never use common engine oil. This would drain through the filter quite quickly and collect in the bottom.

NOTE: Use only HUSQVARNA replacement parts. Use of other brands of replacement parts can cause damage to your unit or injury to the operator or others. Your warranty does not cover damage or liability caused by the use of accessories and/or attachments not specifically recommended by

HUSQVARNA.

Maintenance schedule

Below you will find some general maintenance instructions.

Daily maintenance

•Check throttle trigger and throttle trigger lockout function.

•Check stop switch function.

•Check that chain does not rotate at idling.

•Clean the exterior of the machine.

•Check that the harness is undamaged.

•Check that nuts and screws are sufficiently tightened.

•Check for fuel leaks.

Weekly maintenance

•Check the starter, especially cord and return spring.

•Clean the carburetor area.

•Clean the exterior of the spark plug.

•Remove it and check the electrode gap.

•Adjust it to 0,5 mm (.020"), or change the spark plug.

•Clean the cooling fins on the cylinder and check that the air intake at the starter is not clogged.

•Clean the air filter.

•Clean or replace the muffler’s spark arrest screen (only mufflers without a catalytic converter).

•File off any burrs on the sides of the bar.

Monthly maintenance

•Clean the fuel tank.

•Clean the exterior of the carburetor and the space around it.

•Clean the fan and the space around it.

•Check fuel hose for cracks or other damage. Change if necessary.

•Change fuel filter in fuel tank.

•Check clutch, clutch spring and clutch drum for wear. Change if necessary.

•Check electrical wires and connections.

•Change the spark plug.

•Change the airfilter.

•Check and clean the muffler’s spark arrest screen if necessary (only mufflers with a catalytic converter).

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