Operator's Manual

EngineMaintenance
ServicingtheAirCleaner
Checktheair-cleanerbodyfordamagethatcouldcausean
airleak.Replaceitifitisdamaged.Checkthewholeintake
systemforleaks,damage,orloosehoseclamps.
Servicetheaircleanerlteronlywhentheserviceindicator
(Figure49)requiresit.Changingtheairlterbeforeitis
necessaryonlyincreasesthechanceofdirtenteringtheengine
whenthelterisremoved.
Important:Besurethatthecoverisseatedcorrectly
andthatitsealswiththeair-cleanerbody.
1.Releasethelatchessecuringtheair-cleanercovertothe
air-cleanerbody(Figure49).
Figure49
1.Air-cleanercover3.Air-cleanerservice
indicator
2.Air-cleaner-coverlatch
2.Removethecoverfromtheaircleanerbody.Before
removingthelter,uselowpressureair(40psi,clean
anddry)tohelpremovelargeaccumulationsofdebris
packedbetweenoutsideofthelterandthecanister.
Avoidusinghighpressureairwhichcouldforce
dirtthroughthelterintotheintaketract.
Thiscleaningprocesspreventsdebrisfrommigrating
intotheintakewhenthelterisremoved.
3.Removeandreplacethelter(Figure50).
Cleaningoftheusedelementisnotrecommendeddue
tothepossibilityofdamagetotheltermedia.Inspect
thenewlterforshippingdamage,checkingthesealing
endofthelterandthebody.Donotuseadamaged
element.Insertthenewlterbyapplyingpressureto
theouterrimoftheelementtoseatitinthecanister.
Donotapplypressuretotheexiblecenterofthe
lter.
Figure50
1.Air-cleanercover
2.Air-cleanerlter
3.Air-cleanerindicator
4.Cleanthedirt-ejectionportlocatedintheremovable
cover.Removetherubberoutletvalvefromthecover,
cleanthecavityandreplacetheoutletvalve.
5.Installthecoverorientingtherubberoutletvalveina
downwardposition—betweenapproximately5o’clock
to7o’clockwhenviewedfromtheend.
6.Securethelatches.
ServicingtheEngineOiland
Filter
Changetheengineoilandlterinitiallyaftertherst50hours
ofoperationandevery150hoursthereafter.
1.Removethedrainplug(Figure51)andlettheoilow
intoadrainpan.
Figure51
1.Oildrainplug
2.Whentheoilstops,installthedrainplug.
3.Removetheoillter(Figure52).
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