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® GENERACCORPORATION
Generac
ENGINE AIR CLEANER
Clean and
•Remove both screws to loosen cover.
•Remove the COVER, FOAM
•Remove foam
•Wash foam
•Wrap foam pre-cleaner in a cloth and squeeze dry.
•Saturate foam
•Install foam
•Install cover, foam
•Tighten both screws to retain.
Once each year or every 100 hours of operation (whichever comes first), replace the paper filter. The new replacement filter must be a flame retardant type.
Figure 10 — Engine Air Cleaner
CLEAN OR REPLACE AIR FILTER
Remove air cleaner cover; then remove foam
Clean air filter by tapping it gently on a solid surface. If the filter is too dirty, replace it with a new one. Dispose of the old filter properly.
Clean air cleaner cover then insert
CLEAN AIR INTAKE SCREEN
Clean all foreign material from air intake screen (Figure 11) at least once every 100 hours of operation. Clean more often if necessary.
Inspect the area around the generator exhaust muffler peri- odically and remove all grass leaves, dirt, etc.from this area.
Figure 11 — Cleaning Air Intake Screen
CLEAN AREAS |
ENGINE SPARK PLUG
Clean engine spark plug and set gap to 0.030 inch (0.76mm) every 100 hours of operation (Figure 12). Clean by scraping or wire brushing and washing with commercial solvent. DO NOT BLAST CLEAN SPARK PLUG.
CAUTION: Sparking can occur if wire terminal does not fit firmly on spark plug terminal end. If necessary, reform wire terminal to obtain a tight fit.
Figure 12 — Setting Spark Plug Gap |
R e c r e a t i o n a l V e h i c l e G e n e r a t o r
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