Craftsman 247288840 19.5 HP, Variation Speed 42" Deck Lawn Tractor

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markon thedipstick.
Fuel Filter
31osioncancausesevereburnsor death.
Air Cleaner
Iffilters,or coversare notinstalledcorrectlyseriousinjuryordeath
couldresultfrombackfire.Donotattemptto starttheenginewith
themremoved.
Keepgasolineawayfromsparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,
andotherignitionsources.
Checkfuellines,tank,cap,andfittingsfrequentlyforcracksor
leaks.Replaceif necessary.
Beforereplacingthefuelfilter,drainthefueltankasperthe
instructionsbelow.
Donotdrainfuelwhentheengineishot.Allowtheengine
adequatetimetocool. Drainfuelintoan approvedcontainer
outdoors,awayfromopenflame.
Drainanylargevolumeoffuelfromthetankbydisconnectingthe
fuellinefromthein-linefuelfilterneartheengine.
RemovethefuellinefromtheIn-lineside(sidetowardsthefuel
tank)of thefuelfilter.
Replacementpartsmustbethesameand installedin thesame
positionastheoriginalparts.
Iffuelspills,waituntilitevaporatesbeforestartingengine.
Beforereplacingthefuelfilter,drainthefueltank.Otherwisefuel
canleakoutandcausea fireor explosion.
ToDrainthe fuel:
1. Locatethefuelfilter,whichis routedontheleftsideoftheeng=ne
betweenthefueltankandthecarburetor,andmaybeattachedto
theenginewitha tiestrap.Cutthetiestrap,ifpresent,thenpinch
thein-lineclamponthefuelfilterwitha pairofpliers,slidethe
clampupthefuelline.Pullthefuellinefreefromthefilterandplace
theopenendofthelineintoanapprovedcontainertodrainthefuel.
Tochangethe fuel filter:
1. Useplierstosqueezethetabsontheotherclamp(theout-line
sideofthefuelfilter),thenslidetheclampawayfromthefuelfilter.
Twistandpullthefuellineoff ofthefuelfilter.SeeFigure11.
2. Checkthefuellinesforcracksor leaks.Replaceifnecessary.
3. Replacethefuelfilterwithan originalequipmentreplacement
filter.Call1-800-4-MY-HOME®topurchasetheoriginalequip-
mentreplacementfilter.
4. Securethefuellineswiththeclamps.
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Donotusepressurizedair or solventstocleantheaircleaner
cartridge.
Theairfiltersystemusesa cylindricalcartridge.
1. Removethefasteners(A)andtheairfiltercover(B).SeeFigure12.
2. Toremovethefilter(C),lifttheendofthefilterandthenpullthe
filteroff theintake(D).
3. Toloosendebris,gentlytapthefilteron a hardsurface,ifthefilter
isexcessivelydirty,replacewitha newfilter.
4. installthefilterontheintake.Pushtheendofthefilterintothe
baseas shown.Makesurefilterfitssecurelyin thebase.
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Figure12
5. installairfiltercoverandsecurewithfasteners.
Clamp
Fuel
Line
Tab
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Figure11
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