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lawnmower cylindrical air-filter *really* dirty -- but Sears has none. Clean it?
I've got this old Sears lawnmower. Problem is that the air-filter
is really filthy. REALLY filthy. Went over to Sears yesterday -- lots of filters, mostly oblong cross-section, or if cylindrical, too short and too fat. Yes, they know about mine, Sears does *carry* them, but right now they're (the store) out of stock. And it's a pain to drive over there, especially in this heat and traffic (don't use A/C -- my glasses fog-up for maybe 10 minutes once I get out of the car! no, cleaning them doesn't help -- they got too cold.) Anyway, maybe I can clean the existing filter *somewhat* -- just enough to make a difference. And order the filter by mail -- except Sears parts woman (phone) can't find my model. Maybe I should take a picture of with a ruler and email it to them? So for at least a week or two, gotta cut the grass, so will try to clean the one I have a bit. First idea is to get my leaf blower and starting at low power and at a distance, see what that does, blowing into the inside of the thing, just the opposite of the normal flow of air (and dirt). Here's my question: is there something I can spray on it first that might loosen up the dirt? Or maybe soak it in, then wait til super-dry, and try the leaf-blower then (gently, builting up)? Oh, and no, HD has only the oblong cross-section type, which won't fit. ---- Oh, where's the serial number of the lawn mower? I searched around and found a small metal plate on which were stamped two things: 247-384260 E291L1 (ie eee 29-ONE uppercase ell, and another digit ONE.) No notation naming those two things, just the naked number-things. She said that the 247-starting-thing was the model number. Had no idea what the E-thing was. Insisted that I find the SERIAL NUMBER. Question: any idea where it might be? THANKS! David |
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