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Disassembly/Inspection and Service
KohlerEngines.com
32 690 01 Rev. D
Remove Air Cleaner and Carburetor
WARNING
Explosive Fuel can cause fires and severe
burns.
Do not fill fuel tank while engine is hot or
running.
Gasoline is extremely flammable and its vapors can
explode if ignited. Store gasoline only in approved
containers, in well ventilated, unoccupied buildings,
away from sparks or flames. Spilled fuel could ignite
if it comes in contact with hot parts or sparks from
ignition. Never use gasoline as a cleaning agent.
1. Remove carburetor/air cleaner base mounting nuts
and disconnect breather hose. Remove air cleaner
base and gasket.
2. Unhook retainer and remove air cleaner element and
precleaner (if equipped) from air cleaner base for
servicing.
3. Disconnect ground lead and fuel shut-off solenoid
lead (if equipped).
4. Remove carburetor, throttle linkage and governor
lever as an assembly.
5. Remove carburetor gasket.
6. If necessary, carburetor, throttle linkage and
governor lever can be separated. Reattach bushings
to linkage following separation to avoid losing them.
Remove Electric Starter Motor
1. Disconnect leads from starter.
2. Remove screws and starter.
3. Pull out oil fill tube with lifting strap from crankcase.
Remove Inner Baffles
Remove mounting screws securing inner baffles to
crankcase. Note position of any lifting bracket(s).
Remove inner baffles.
Remove Ignition Modules
1. Rotate flywheel so magnet is away from modules.
2. Disconnect lead(s) from each ignition module. Fixed
Timing Models and DSAI Models have 1 lead per
module and DSAM or SMART-SPARK
™
(variable
timing) ignition modules have 2 leads per module.
3. Remove mounting screws and ignition modules.
Note position of ignition modules.
Remove Intake Manifold and Rectifier-Regulator
1. Remove screws securing intake manifold to cylinder
heads. Note which screws hold wiring clamp(s).
2. Remove intake manifold and O-rings. Leave wiring
harness attached to manifold.
3. Remove screws securing rectifier-regulator to
backing plate and disconnect plug.
4. Use tip of a small screwdriver or similar small flat
tool to bend locking tang, then remove B+ (center
lead) from terminal plug. This will allow intake
manifold to be removed with wiring harness intact.
