4.2
Section 4
Air Cleaner and Air Intake System
4.
Do not
wash the paper element and inner
element or use compressed air, this will damage
the elements. Replace dirty, bent, or damaged
elements with new genuine Kohler elements as
required. Handle the new elements carefully; do
not use if the sealing surfaces are bent or
damaged.
5. Check all parts for wear, cracks, or damage, and
that ejector area is clean. See Figure 4-4. Replace
any damaged components.
Figure 4-4. Ejector Area.
6. Install the new inner element, followed by the
paper element. Slide each fully into place in the
air cleaner housing.
7. Reinstall the end caps and secure with the
retaining clips. See Figure 4-1.
Air Cleaner Components
Whenever the air cleaner cover is removed, or the
paper element or inner element are serviced, check the
following:
Air Cleaner Housing
- Make sure the housing is not
damaged or broken and properly secured
.
Air Cleaner Inlet
- Make sure the air cleaner inlet is
secured tightly to the carburetor and not cracked or
damaged.
Breather Tube
- Make sure the tube is attached to the
air cleaner base and the breather cover.
NOTE
: Damaged, worn or loose air cleaner
components can allow unfiltered air into the
engine causing premature wear and failure.
Tighten or replace all loose or damaged
components.
Air Intake/Cooling System
To ensure proper cooling, make sure the grass screen,
cooling fan fins, and external surfaces of the engine
are kept clean
at all times
.
Seasonally or every 150 hours
of operation (more
often under extremely dusty or dirty conditions),
remove the cylinder shrouds and blower housing.
Clean the cooling fins and external surfaces as
necessary. Make sure all shrouds are reinstalled.
Ejector
Area
Figure 4-5. Removing Shrouds for Cleaning.
Cylinder
Shroud
