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Fuel Filter Air Cleaner
Gasolineand itsvaporsareextremelyflammableandexplosive.Fire
orexplosioncan causesevereburnsor death.
• Keepgasolineawayfromsparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,
andotherignitionsources.
• Checkfuel lines,tank,cap,andfittingsfrequentlyforcracksor
leaks.Replaceif necessary.
• Beforereplacingthe fuelfilter,drainthe fueltankas perthe
instructionsbelow.
• Donotdrainfuel whentheengineishot.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.
• Beforereplacingthe fuelfilter,drainthe fueltank.Otherwisefuel
can leakoutandcausea fireor explosion.
ToDrainthe 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.Pullthe fuellinefreefromthefilterandplace
theopenendof the lineintoanapprovedcontainerto drainthefuel.
Tochangethe fuel filter:
1. Usepliersto squeezethetabsonthe otherclamp(theout-line
sideof thefuel filter),thenslidetheclampawayfromthe fuelfilter.
Twistandpullthe fuellineoff of the fuelfilter.SeeFigure10.
2. Checkthe fuel linesforcracksor leaks.Replaceif necessary.
3. Replacethe fuelfilterwithan originalequipmentreplacement
filter.Call1-800-4-MY-HOME®topurchasethe originalequip-
mentreplacementfilter.
4. Securethe fuel lineswiththe clamps.
Iffilters,or coversare notinstalledcorrectlyseriousinjuryordeath
could resultfrombackfire.Donotattemptto startthe enginewith
themremoved.
Donot usepressurizedairor solventsto cleantheair cleaner
cartridge.
1. Removethe airfiltercover.
2. To removetheairfilter,liftthe endof thefilter.SeeFigure11.
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Figure11
3. Removethe pre-cleanerfromthe filter.
4. To loosendebris,gentlytapthe filteron a hardsurface.If thefilter
is excessivelydirty,replacewitha newfilter.
5. Washthe pre-cleanerinliquiddetergentandwater.Allowitto
thoroughlyair dry.Donot oilthe pre-cleaner.
6. Assemblethe dry pre-cleanertothe filter.
7. Installthe filterintothe enginebaseand pushdown untilthefilter
snapsin place.
8. Installthe cover.
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Fuel
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