Removal Process:
1. Disconnect the negative terminal of the house battery.
2. Loosen the 2 nuts on the u-bolt connecting the exhaust pipe to the muffler. No need to take the nuts off, just loosen them 5 to 10 turns or so.
3. Remove the 2 bolts holding the generator in place.
4. Remove any drain pipes.
5. Lift the generator out and place it on something sturdy. The bottom of the compartment opening is roughly 28" off the ground.
6. Remove the gas hose and clamp it.
7. Remove the cover. There are 2 torx screws on either side holding the cover in place.
8. Service as needed.
What I did for maintenance:
1. Changed the air filter.
2. Changed the fuel filter.
3. Changed the fuel pump.
4. Cleaned the float bowl and main jet and passages with metal wire, wire brush and some carb cleaner.
5. Held the choke and throttle open and sprayed half a can of carb cleaner into the carburetor intake. Drained the carb cleaner out after a few hours by taking the spark plug out. Be careful, carb cleaner will come pouring out of the spark plug hole.
6. Re-gaped the spark plug and scrubbed the spark plug down with wire brush and carb cleaner.
7. Performed voltage and frequency check and adjusted the main jet and governor as necessary. The main jet is just the altitude adjustment knob.
U-bolt and Bolt #1 Location:
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It looks like I need to go get a pipe wrench or something, someone added a drain pipe so I will have to take the pipe off in order to get the generator out. The reason I'm taking it out is because the generator will shut down when my AC compressor comes on although whenever the compressor kicks on for the first time when I start the generator it'll be fine. It's when it gets to temp and shuts down and restarts does the generator shut down. To mitigate this issue on the last trip I just set the thermostat to the coldest setting and it would run fine. Any tips is appreciated.
Drain Pipe:
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