Guardian Quietpact 55 Repair Manual page 13

elbow. The breather chamber contains a removable
oil vapor collector. Oil vapor is condensed on the col-
lector material and drains back into the crankcase,
which minimizes the amount of oil vapor entering the
breather.
CHECK BREATHER:
1. Disconnect breather tube and remove four screws and
breather. Discard gasket.
2. Check to see that reed valve is not deformed (Figure 2-8).
Note: Reed valve must form a complete seal
around vent hole.
CONTROL PANEL COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION
Figure 2-9. – Control Panel Components
M M A A J J O O R R G G E E N N E E R R A A T T O O R R C C O O M M P P O O N N E E N N T T S S
3. Remove oil vapor collector and retainer.
4. Check collector for deterioration and replace if necessary.
INSTALL BREATHER:
1. Install oil vapor collector and retainer.
Note: Push oil vapor collector and retainer in until
it bottoms.
2. Install breather with new gasket (Figure 2-8).
a. Torque screws to 5-8 ft-lbs.
3. Assemble breather tube to intake elbow.
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