Manual

Fuel Filter Air Cleaner
Gasolineand itsvaporsareextremelyflammableandexplosive.Fire
orexplosioncan causesevereburnsor death.
• Keepgasolineawayfromsparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,
andotherignitionsources.
• Checkfuel lines,tank,cap,andfittingsfrequentlyforcracksor
leaks.Replaceif necessary.
• Beforereplacingthefuelfilter,drainthe fueltankas perthe
instructionsbelow.
• Do notdrainfuel whenthe engineishot.Allowthe engine
adequatetimeto cool. Drainfuel intoan approvedcontainer
outdoors,awayfromopenflame.
• Drainanylargevolumeof fuelfromthe tankby disconnectingthe
fuel linefromthe in-linefuelfilterneartheengine.
• Removethe fuel linefromthe In-lineside (sidetowardsthe fuel
tank)of thefuel filter.
• Replacementpartsmustbethe sameand installedin the same
positionas theoriginalparts.
• Iffuel spills,waituntil itevaporatesbeforestartingengine.
• Beforereplacingthefuelfilter,drainthe fueltank. Otherwisefuel
can leakoutandcausea fireor explosion.
To Drainthe fuel:
1. Locatethefuelfilter,whichis routedonthe leftsideofthe engine
betweenthe fueltankandthe carburetor,andmaybeattachedto
theenginewitha tie strap.Cutthetie strap,ifpresent,then pinch
thein-lineclamponthefuelfilterwitha pairof pliers,slidethe
clampupthefuelline.Pullthefuellinefreefromthefilterandplace
theopenendof the lineintoanapprovedcontainerto drainthefuel.
Tochangethe fuel filter:
1. Usepliersto squeezethe tabsonthe otherclamp(theout-line
sideof the fuel filter),thenslidethe clampawayfromthe fuel filter.
Twistandpullthe fuellineoff of the fuelfilter.SeeFigure11.
2. Checkthe fuel linesfor cracksor leaks.Replaceifnecessary.
3. Replacethe fuelfilterwithanoriginalequipmentreplacementfilter.
Call 1-800-4-MY-HOME®to purchasethe originalequipment
replacementfilter.
4. Securethe fuel lineswiththe clamps.
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Clamp
Fuel
Line
Tab
Iffilters,or coversare notinstalledcorrectlyseriousinjuryordeath
could resultfrombackfire.Do notattemptto starttheenginewith
themremoved.
Donot use pressurizedair or solventsto cleantheaircleaner
cartridge.
The airfiltersystemusesa cylindricalcartridge.Thismodelalso
includesa pre-cleanerthatcan bewashedand reused.
1. Removethefasteners(A)andtheairfiltercover(B). SeeFigure12.
2. Toremovethefilter(C),lifttheendofthe filterandthen pullthefilter
off the intake(D).
3. Removethe pre-cleaner(E), if equipped,fromthe filter.
4. Toloosendebris,gentlytapthefilteronahardsurface,ifthe filteris
excessivelydirty,replacewitha newfilter.
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Figure12
5. Washthe pre-cleanerinliquiddetergentandwater.Thenallowit to
thoroughlyair dry.Do notoil thepre-cleaner.
6. Assemblethe dry pre-cleanerto the filter.
7. Installthefilterontheintake.Pushtheendofthefilterintothebaseas
shown.Makesurefilterfits securelyinthebase.
8. Installairfiltercoverandsecurewithfasteners.
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Figure11
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