Maintenance Instructions

CLEANING

Paper Element Gasket -

Lightly Grease to

Improve Sealing Action

Rubber

Seal

Air Cleaner Base Plate

(Check Sealing Surface)

Air Filter Reinstallation

Engine Cooling System

Air Intake System

To prevent engine overheating and possible engine damage, clean grass clippings, chaff, and dirt from the rotating engine air intake screen after every 8 hours of operation. In certain mowing conditions (dry grass, leaves, tree “cotton”, etc.), it may be nec- essary to check and clean the screen several times each day to prevent engine overheating.

CAUTION

Operating the engine with a blocked air intake screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, and/or cooling shrouds removed will cause engine damage from overheating.

Cylinder Head Cooling Fins

It is essential for performance and longevity of the air-cooled engine to keep the cylinder head cooling fins clean and free of obstruction. After every 8 hours of operation, check the performance of the cooling system by starting the engine, holding a hand adjacent to the cylinder head, and feeling the cooling airflow. If there is little or no airflow, clean the cooling fins as described below.

DANGER

Make sure to keep hands clear of exhaust pipe, muffler, and moving parts when checking airflow.

Every 100 hours, inspect and clean the cooling fins (more often when operating in extremely dusty, dirty conditions). Remove the two (2) cooling fin access panels in the engine shroud and clean the cooling fins and external surfaces using compressed air. Make sure to reinstall the access panels before op- erating the engine.

NOTE: Some Kohler engines have not been equipped with the cooling fin access panels. Kohler kit #25-755-21 installs the panels if they are missing.

Engine Cooling

Fin Access Panels

Kohler Engine

Shroud

Engine Air

Intake Screen

Engine Air Intake Screen

and Cooling Fin Access Panels

Cylinder

Head

Check Airflow

with Hand

Cooling System Airflow

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