Crafstman LT 2000 - Fuel Filter; Air Cleaner; Spark Plug

Fuel Filter Air Cleaner
Gasolineand itsvaporsareextremelyflammableandexplosive.Fire
orexplosioncancausesevereburnsor death.
• Keepgasolineawayfromsparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,
andotherignitionsources.
• Checkfuel lines,tank,cap,andfittingsfrequentlyforcracksor
leaks.Replaceif necessary.
• Beforereplacingthefuelfilter,drainthe fueltankas perthe
instructionsbelow.
• Do notdrainfuel whenthe engineishot.Allowtheengine
adequatetimetocool. Drainfuel intoan approvedcontainer
outdoors,awayfromopenflame.
• Drainanylargevolumeoffuelfromthe tankby disconnectingthe
fuellinefromthe in-linefuelfilterneartheengine.
• Removethe fuellinefromthe In-lineside(sidetowardsthefuel
tank)of thefuel filter.
• Replacementpartsmustbethe sameand installedin the same
positionastheoriginalparts.
• Iffuel spills,waituntil itevaporatesbeforestartingengine.
• Beforereplacingthefuelfilter,drainthe fueltank. Otherwisefuel
canleakoutandcausea fireor explosion.
ToDrainthe fuel:
1. Locatethefuelfilter,whichisroutedontheleftsideofthe engine
betweenthefueltankandthe carburetor,andmaybeattachedto
theenginewitha tie strap.Cutthetie strap,ifpresent,thenpinch
thein-lineclamponthefuelfilterwitha pairof pliers,slidethe
clampupthefuelline.Pullthefuellinefreefromthefilterandplace
theopenendof thelineintoanapprovedcontainerto drainthefuel.
Tochangethe fuel filter:
1. Useplierstosqueezethetabsonthe otherclamp(theout-line
sideof thefuel filter),thenslidethe clampawayfromthe fuelfilter.
Twistandpullthe fuellineoff of thefuelfilter.SeeFigure11.
Clamp
Fuel
Line
Tab
Figure11
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2. Checkthefuel linesforcracksor leaks.Replaceifnecessary.
3. Replacethefuelfilterwithan originalequipmentreplacement
filter.Call1-800-4-MY-HOME®to purchasethe originalequip-
mentreplacementfilter.
4. Securethefuel lineswiththe clamps.
Iffilters,or coversare notinstalledcorrectlyseriousinjuryordeath
couldresultfrombackfire.Do notattemptto startthe enginewith
themremoved.
Donot usepressurizedair or solventstocleantheaircleaner
cartridge.
Theairfiltersystemusesa cylindricalcartridge.
1. Removethefasteners(A)andthe airfiltercover(B). SeeFigure
12.
A
Figure12
2. Toremovethe filter(C),liftthe endofthe filterandthenpullthe
filteroff theintake(D).
3. Toloosendebris,gentlytapthe filteron a hardsurface,ifthefilter
isexcessivelydirty,replacewitha newfilter.
4. installthefilteronthe intake.Pushthe endof thefilterintothe
baseas shown.Makesurefilterfits securelyin thebase.
5. installairfiltercoverandsecurewithfasteners.
Spark Plug
1. Cleanareaaroundthe sparkplugbase.Donotsandblastspark
plug.Sparkplugshouldbecleanedby scrapingor wirebrushing
andwashingwitha commercialsolvent
2. Removeandinspectthesparkplug.Checkgapto makesureitis
setat .030".SeeFigure13.
3. Replacethe sparkplug(Champion®RC12YC)oncea season.
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