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Fuel Filter Air Cleaner
Gasolineand itsvaporsareextremelyflammableand explosive.Fire
orexplosioncan causesevereburnsor death.
• Keepgasolineawayfrom sparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,
andotherignitionsources.
• Checkfuel lines,tank,cap, andfittingsfrequentlyforcracksor
leaks.Replaceif necessary.
• Beforereplacingthe fuelfilter,drainthe fueltankas perthe
instructionsbelow.
• Do notdrainfuel whenthe engineishot. Allowthe engine
adequatetimeto cool. Drainfuel intoan approvedcontainer
outdoors,awayfromopenflame.
• Drainanylargevolumeof fuelfrom the tank by disconnectingthe
fuel linefromthe in-linefuelfilternear theengine.
• Removethe fuel line fromthe In-lineside (sidetowardsthe fuel
tank)of thefuel filter.
• Replacementpartsmustbethe sameand installedin the same
positionas theoriginalparts.
• Iffuel spills,waituntil itevaporatesbeforestartingengine.
• Beforereplacingthe fuelfilter,drainthe fueltank. Otherwisefuel
can leakout andcausea fireor explosion.
To Drainthe fuel:
1. Locatethefuelfilter,whichis routedonthe leftsideofthe engine
betweenthe fueltankand the carburetor,and maybeattachedto
theenginewitha tie strap.Cutthetie strap,ifpresent,then pinch
thein-lineclamponthefuelfilterwitha pairof pliers,slidethe
clampupthefuelline.Pullthe fuellinefreefromthefilterandplace
theopenendof the lineintoanapprovedcontainerto drainthefuel.
To changethe fuel filter:
1. Useplierstosqueezethetabsontheotherclamp(theout-linesideof
thefuel filter),then slidethe clampawayfromthe fuelfilter.Twist
andpull the fuellineoff of the fuel filter.See Figure11.
Clamp
Fuel
Line
Tab
Figure11
Iffilters,or coversare notinstalledcorrectlyseriousinjuryor death
could resultfrom backfire.Do notattemptto startthe enginewith
themremoved.
Donot use pressurizedair or solventsto cleanthe air cleaner
cartridge.
The airfiltersystemuses a cylindricalcartridge.
1. Removethefasteners(A)andtheair filtercover(B). SeeFigure12.
2. Toremovethefilter (C),lifttheendofthe filterandthen pullthefilter
f --
A
B
Figure12
off the intake(D).
3. Toloosendebris,gentlytapthefilteronahardsurface.Ifthe filteris
excessivelydirty,replacewith a newfilter.
4. Installthefilterontheintake.Pushtheendofthefilterintothebaseas
shown.Makesurefilterfits securelyin thebase.
5. Installairfilter coverand securewithfasteners.
Spark Plug
1. Cleanareaaroundthesparkplugbase.Donotsandblastsparkplug.
Sparkplugshouldbe cleanedby scrapingor wirebrushingand
washingwitha commercialsolvent
2. Removeandinspectthesparkplug.Checkgapto makesureitis set
at .030".SeeFigure13.
3. Replacethe sparkplug(Champion®RC12YC)oncea season.
2. Checkthe fuel linesfor cracksor leaks.Replaceif necessary.
3. Replacethe fuelfilterwithanoriginalequipmentreplacementfilter.
Call 1-800-4-MY-HOME®to purchasethe originalequipment
replacementfilter.
4. Securethe fuel lineswith the clamps.
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