Air Cleaner Service - Honda H5518H Owner's Manual

4. Air cleaner service
A dirty air cleaner will restrict air flow to the carburetor. If you operate the
tractor in very dusty areas, clean the air cleaner more often than specified
in the MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE.
Operating the engine without the air cleaner will cause rapid engine wear.
1. Open the engine hood.
2. Remove the wing nuts and remove the air cleaner cover. Remove the
elements and separate them. Carefully check both elements for holes or
tears and replace if damaged.
NOTE: Be sure to remove the foam element from the air cleaner cover
so that you can inspect both sides. .
3. Foam element: Clean in warm, soapy water, rinse, and dry thoroughly.
Or, clean in nonflammable solvent and dry.
Dip the element in clean engine oil, then squeeze out all excess oil. The
engine will smoke when started if too much oil is left in the foam.
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Using gasoline or flammable solvent to clean the filter element
can cause a fire or explosion. Use only soapy water or nonflammable
solvent.
4. Paper element: Tap the element several times on a hard surface to
remove loose dirt, or blow low pressure (30 psi or less) compressed air
through the filter from the inside. Do not try to brush off dirt. Brushing
will force dirt into the fibers.
WING NUTS
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AIR CLEA&
COVER
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