Sears 917.275223 Clean AIR Screen, Clean AIR Intakeicooling Areas, AIR Filter, Engine OIL Filter

OilDrainValve		9. Reassemble air cleaner, cartridge
		plate, and nut.
		10. Reinstall air cleaner cover and secure
		by tightening knob.
CaT_		Foam	Cartridge
		Pre-Cleaner
Drain	Closedand
		Cartridge
CLEAN AIR SCREEN	LockedPosition

Air screen must be kept free of dirt and
chaff to prevent engine damage from
overheating. Clean with a wire brosh or
compressed air to remove dirt and	Nut
stubbem dded gum fibers.

Rubber

Seal

CLEAN AIR INTAKEICOOLING AREAS

To insure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen, cooling fins, and other extamel surfaces of the engine ere kept dean at all times.

Every 100 hours of operation (mare 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 ran properly using a dirty air tilter. Clean the foam pre-cleaner after every 25 hours of operation or every season. Service paper cartridge every

100hours 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-cleaner off 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

dean, absorbent cloth and squeeze to remove excess oil.

TO SERVICE CARTRIDGE

•Replace a dirty, bent, or damaged cartddge.

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

ENGINE OIL FILTER

Replace the engine oil filter every season or every other oil change if the tractor is used more than 100 hoers 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 beginningof 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, obstructingfuel 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 propedy positioned.

4.Immediately wipe up any spilled

gasoline. Cl_lam p

Fuel Filter

CLEANING

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

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

•Protect pelnted 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

proper position around stud. Replace 24 engine life. if necessary.