Service Manual

4. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY
DISASSEMBLY
Recoil Starter
1. Remove the four screws retaining the
starter.
2.
If the recoil starter must be disassembled,
refer
to Recoil Starter Removal and Repair
on page 19-20.
Fuel Tank
1. Drain the tank per instructions on page 8.
2. Drain the carburetor per instructions on
3. Disconnect the fuel hose.
4. Remove the two screws retaining the fuel
5. Lift the fuel tank off the engine.
Air Cleaner
1. Remove the air cleaner assembly. Refer to
steps one and two of Carburetor Service on
page 12.
Cooling Shrouds
1. Remove the three screws retaining the
2. Remove the three screws retaining the
page 9.
tank.
engine top cover.
muffler shroud. See Fig. 4-1.
Figure 4-1
Muffler
1. Remove the two nuts retaining the muffler.
These nuts may be loosened with a 12 mm
wrench or socket. See Fig. 4-2.
Electric Starter
1. If the engine is an electric start model, the
electric starter may be disconnected and
removed.
2. Refer to Removal-Electric Starter on page
18.
Figure 4-2
Alternator
1. If the engine is an electric start model,
2. Refer
to “Removal-Alternator” on page 19.
Ignition Coil
1. Remove the ignition coil.
2. Refer
to “Removal-Ignition” on page 16.
Oil Fill Tube
1. Make sure the engine has been drained of
oil. Refer
to Changing Oil on page 7. Use a
12 mm wrench
or socket on the drain plug.
2. Remove the two screws retaining the oil fill
tube. Use a
10 mm socket. See Fig. 4-3.
remove the alternator coil.
Figure 4-3
3. Note the position and condition of the
“0”
ring on the fill tube. If it is pinched or
flattened, it should be replaced. See Fig.
4-4.