Kawasaki STX-15F Bilge System, Breather Removal, Breather Installation, Filter Removal

9-4 COOLING AND BILGE SYSTEMS

Bilge System

Breather Removal

•Remove:

Seat (see Hull/Engine Hood chapter)

Rear Storage Pocket

•Pull the hoses [A] off the breather.

•Unscrew the mounting bolts [B], and remove the breathers [C].

Breather Installation

•Be sure the small hole [A] in the breather is open before installing it.

•Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the breather mounting bolts and tighten them.

Breather Cleaning and Inspection

•Check that the small hole in the top of the breather is open by blowing in one end of the breather and plugging the other.

If the hole is plugged, clean it with compressed air. Do not open it with a pointed object (like a needle or a piece of wire), because the hole may be enlarged. If the hole is too large, the bilge system may not suck water out of the hull as it should.

Filter Removal

Follow the next procedures to remove the right side filter [A].

•Remove the engine (see Engine Removal/Installation chapter).

•Pull the hose [B] off the filter.

•Unscrew the mounting screw [C] and remove the filter.