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C Tecumseh Products Company
1998
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INFORMATION......................................................................................................... 1
ENGINE IDENTIFICATION ............................................................................................................................... 1
INTERPRETATION OF MODEL NUMBER ...................................................................................................... 1
SHORT BLOCKS .............................................................................................................................................. 2
FUEL ................................................................................................................................................................. 2
ENGINE OIL ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
TUNE-UP PROCEDURE .................................................................................................................................. 3
STORAGE ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER 2 AIR CLEANERS ........................................................................................................................ 5
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................... 5
OPERATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 5
TROUBLESHOOTING OR TESTING .............................................................................................................. 5
SERVICE .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE ......................................................................................................................... 6
POLYURETHANE-TYPE FILTER ELEMENT ................................................................................................... 6
PAPER-TYPE FILTER ELEMENT .................................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 3 CARBURETORS AND FUEL SYSTEMS ................................................................................... 7
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................... 7
OPERATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
FUEL PRIMERS ............................................................................................................................................... 8
IMPULSE FUEL PUMPS .................................................................................................................................. 9
FLOAT STYLE CARBURETORS ..................................................................................................................... 9
DIAPHRAGM (PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL) CARBURETORS ..................................................................... 9
COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 10
CARBURETOR IDENTIFICATION ................................................................................................................. 11
DUAL SYSTEM CARBURETORS .................................................................................................................. 11
SERIES 1 CARBURETORS ........................................................................................................................... 11
SERIES 3 & 4 CARBURETORS..................................................................................................................... 11
DIAPHRAGM CARBURETORS ..................................................................................................................... 11
SERIES 6 CARBURETORS 4-CYCLE ........................................................................................................... 12
SERIES 8 ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
SERIES 9 ........................................................................................................................................................ 12
SERIES 10 (EMISSION)................................................................................................................................. 12
NON-TECUMSEH CARBURETORS -- DELLORTO CARBURETOR........................................................... 12
ENGINE TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ....................................................................................................... 13
CARBURETION TROUBLESHOOTING CHART ........................................................................................... 14
TESTING ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
CARBURETOR PRE-SETS AND ADJUSTMENTS ....................................................................................... 15
FINAL ADJUSTMENTS (NON-EMISSION ENGINES) .................................................................................. 16
NON-ADJUSTABLE CARBURETOR ............................................................................................................. 16
DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................................... 17
FLOAT STYLE CARBURETORS ................................................................................................................... 17
DIAPHRAGM CARBURETORS ..................................................................................................................... 19
FLOAT ADJUSTING PROCEDURE ............................................................................................................... 19
INSPECTION .................................................................................................................................................. 20
ASSEMBLY ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
STANDARD SERVICE CARBURETORS ....................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 4 GOVERNORS AND LINKAGE ................................................................................................. 26
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................. 26
OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................... 26
INTERNAL COMPONENTS (VARIOUS STYLES) ......................................................................................... 26
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................................... 26
ENGINE OVERSPEEDING ............................................................................................................................ 27
ENGINE SURGING ........................................................................................................................................ 27
SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENT.......................................................................................................................... 27
GOVERNOR ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE FOR SHORT BLOCK INSTALLATIONS ................................. 27