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181-1215-14 Four-Cycle Engine • Vertical Crankshaft • Air-Cooled Page 19
II. Servicing Paper Filters
Paper filters cannot be cleaned and must be replaced once
a year or every 100 operating hours; more often if used in
extremely dusty conditions. Replacement filters are
available at an Authorized TecumsehPower Servicing
Dealer. Follow the instructions next to the drawing of your
air cleaner to remove and replace it.
NOTE
DO NOT put oil on or clean a paper filter.
III. Removal and Installation-Type “A” Air Cleaner
1. Press cover release button and lift cover upward. See
Figure 48.
2. Inspect filter(s) for discoloration or dirt accumulation. If
either is present, see "I. Servicing Foam Filters"
instructions on page 18. Afterward, continue reading
instructions below.
3. Clean inside of cover and body thoroughly.
4. Install filter(s) in body where applicable.
5. Push cover downward on body and press until cover
locks with body tab securely.
IV. Removal and Installation-Type “B” Air Cleaner
1. Remove cover by pulling tab “A” away from body while
lifting cover upward. See Figure 49.
2. Inspect filter(s) for discoloration or dirt accumulation. If
either is present, see "I. Servicing Foam Filters"
instructions on page 18 and /or "II. Servicing Paper
Filters" instructions listed above. Afterward, continue
reading instructions below.
3. Clean inside of cover and body thoroughly.
4. Install foam filter(s) and new paper filter(s) in body
where applicable.
5. Install cover by hooking slot of cover over tab “B” on
body.
6. Push cover down, snapping cover onto body securely.
Figure 48. Air Cleaner Type “A” Assembly
Figure 49. Air Cleaner Type “B” Assembly
1. Cover Release Button
2. Foam / Screen Filter (Optional)
3. Foam Filter
4. Tab
5. Cover
6. Slot
7. Body
8. Body Tab
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1. Tab “B”
2. Foam Filter
3. Slot
4. Optional Paper Filter
5. Cover
6. Tab “A”
7. Foam Filter
8. Body
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