Craftsman 358.797922 - Manual (Page 10)

GENERAL MAINTENANCE
A. Air Filter
A air filter decreases engme performance and
increases fael consumptiott.
Clean the Air Filt^
• Freqiuenilj;
* Alwa^^ clean after 5 tanks offnel or 5 hoars
of operatioiit whichever is lessi.
Follow these steps;
L Move the (hote lever to “FhH", Figure 11,
2. Eemove the air SIter cover on top of the unit (tm­
’ der the handle). Blgnie 13.
3. Eemove the air fihec FSpselS.
4. Wash the air filter wiffi soap and water.
ICACTIOI^ To avoid creating fire hazard, do not
cdeah filter in gasoline or other fianunable solvent.
5. Simeeze the air filter di 7
6. Add 4 or 5 drops of oil to die the air filter.
NOTEi AvoM soaHng the air filtcr wilh oQ.
Air Filter
Cover
Air Filter
Figure 13
7. Sipeeze the air filter to distribute od.
8. Eressembie the air filter onto the cov^
I CAUTTONt I 'flic holes in the air filter must be fit*
ted over the posts on the air filter'Ooven When. In­
stalling the air filter/covér assembly, be sure that
the filter dees not hang on the choke lever screw.
9. Beassemble ah fil^/cover assemble to unit. Be­
tún» choke lever to the position. Figure 11.
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1. Never use gasoline that is more than 2
months old in-a fuel mixture. Gasoline heg^
, to break down after a-short period of time and
fbrm compoundb that cause hard starting and
dam^ in 2-^cl8 en^es.
2. Inspecttheunitfor£uelleakseaohtime itis
used. R^air or replace parts as n^ssary.
3.
4.
Using a ftifl mix orgq^oiine over 2 months,
oldteiUcmtse the engùteto bedifficultor im-
poeaihfe to staH. ■
Empty the fuel tank before storing the unit.
Use up fiiel left: its the carburetor by starting the
engine and letting it run tmtil it sh^
C. STARTER ROPE
Replace the starter rope if the rope breaks or is
badly worn.
NOTE: Whm replacing an unbroken rope,^ cut the
rope and allow the rope to rewmd onto the pulley.
Latch Area
A wabning
Do not remove the Pulley whe» replacing the
sitoirthr rope.. Alweys w^ar eye ^tit^lon when
servicing the starter rope. The recoil spring lo­
cated beneath fite pulley, is under tension. If the
ispringpops out, serious inhiry can result.
To repair or replace;
L Dlscoimect spark plug wire fiom the spmk|dt|g; a
2., ^unit,blow^cmtletup,oii aflatsumce.jJi^.i
mel4. Opén the vacunmiukfe cover i^Mhnvs:
;lEsertascrewdrivm^.intothetefccho|íénhIig:Fig-
..;; ure 14(m&et). •
b. Gen% twist the screwdriver while openmg the
vacuttm inkt cover with your other hand.
3. Eemove the impeller nut and washers while hold­
ing the impeller. Figure 14.
4.. Eemosre the 4 impwer shroud screws. Figuréis.
Then, remove the 2 engine shroud screws located
bytheq>arkplug. Figure IS. Itemoré the impel­
id v&mB-m-
5. Emove the 5 screws &mu £оиШ|^:
then remove the pulley housing and pu0ey from
the engine. Figure 16.
6. Removethe rope retainer screw frompuBey; then,
remove the broken piece of repe, if ary. Figure 17,
7. Gi^ the puDey ratchet and wind the puUoy
dbekwise until the pulley stops. Then, slowly im­
wind the pulley counterdodmse until the pulley
notch Is aHmed with the pulley Hbiasrag notch.
Figure 17. Insert the hex wrench into the hole
formed by the aligned notches. Fimre Ws ................
Figwe 15 .
E^<íve
Screws
PiiSirfe 16
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