Removing/Remounting The Air Filter Cover (20); Cleaning The Air Filter (21) - AL-KO solo 6436 Traducción Del Manual Original De Instrucciones

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DANGER!
Danger of fatal injury and danger of
extremely severe injury.
Danger of fatal injury and danger of ex-
tremely severe injury when the engine is
switched on.
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Carry out all work with the engine
switched off.
CAUTION!
Risk of injury
Sharp-edged and moving appliance
parts can lead to injury.
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Always wear protective gloves
during maintenance, care and clean-
ing work.
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Correct maintenance is essential to retain the
original efficiency and working safety of the
machine.
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Make sure that all nuts and screws are firmly
tightened so as to be certain that the ma-
chine is always operating under good condi-
tions.
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Never use the device with worn-out or dam-
aged parts. The damaged parts must be re-
newed and are never allowed to be repaired.
Prior to the maintenance work:
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Switch off the engine and let it cool down.
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Remove the spark plug connector.
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Wear protective gloves when working on the
saw chain.
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Do not remove the chain guard unless you
need to work on the guide rail or the chain it-
self.
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Dispose of oils, petrol or other contaminating
substances according to the regulations.
8.1 Removing/remounting the air filter cover
(20)
Removing the air filter cover
1. Insert a screwdriver between retaining clip
(20/1) and air filter cover (20/2).
2. Using the screwdriver, push the retaining
clips away from the air filter cover (20/a).
3. Pull off the air filter cover from the device
(20/c).
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Mounting the air filter cover
1. Push the tab (20/3) of the air filter cover un-
der the housing, then place the air filter cover
on the device.
2. Press the retaining clips (20/1) onto the air fil-
ter cover (20/b) until they snap into place.
8.2

Cleaning the air filter (21)

IMPORTANT!
Hazard due to dirty, damaged or
missing air filter
The device engine can suffer irreparable
damage if the air filter is missing, dirty,
or defective.
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Cleaning the air filter is a prerequi-
site for correct operation and a long
service life of the device. To prevent
damage to the engine, do not work
without a filter or if the filter is dam-
aged.
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Cleaning should be carried out after
every 15 hours of machine use.
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Never wash the filter element; it
must always be replaced it if it be-
comes too dirty or is damaged.
Removing the air filter
1. Switch off the engine and let it cool down.
2. Remove the air filter cover (see chapter 8.1
"Removing/remounting the air filter cover
(20)", page 50).
3. Loosen the wing nuts (21/1).
4. Pull the air filter (21/2) up and away (21/a).
5. Cover the intake opening (21/3) with a clean
cloth. This prevents dirt particles from falling
into the carburetor space.
6. Separate both parts of the air filter (21/4).
Cleaning the air filter
1. Clean the nylon filter with a brush or fine bris-
tles; if necessary, blow off particles carefully
from the inside to the outside with com-
pressed air.
Mounting the air filter
1. Put both parts of the air filter (21/4) back to-
gether.
2. Place (21/b) the air filter (21/2) on the intake
opening (21/3).
3. Fasten the air filter tightly with the wing nuts
(21/1).
Maintenance and care
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