Install Air Cleaner And Make Initial Governor Adjustment; Installing Air Cleaner Base - Kohler CV11-16 Service Manual

Section 11
Reassembly
4. Attach the ground lead from carburetor fuel
solenoid (if applicable) to the silver screw and lock
washer on the cylinder baffle. See Figure 11-63.
Grounding Lock Washer
Figure 11-63. Attaching the Ground Lead.
5. Install the governor lever onto the cross shaft, but
DO NOT tighten at this time. Adjustment and
setting of the governor lever is performed after the
air cleaner base is installed.
6. Install the throttle linkage and bushing to the
governor lever.
7. Connect the long end of the choke linkage to the
carburetor choke lever. See Figure 11-64.
8. Connect the other end of the choke linkage to the
choke lever on speed control bracket.
9. Attach the speed control bracket assembly with
the two mounting screws. On some models, the
upper screw also secures a ground lead (rectifier-
regulator) and an attaching clip (fuel line).
10. Install the governor spring in the appropriate hole
in the governor arm, and through the hole/slot in
the throttle lever on the governor bracket
assembly. See Figure 11-64. Refer to Section 5
for correct hole use/spring installation.
11.20
Silver Screw
Ground Lead
Carburetor
Choke Lever
Speed Control Bracket
Governor Lever
Figure 11-64. Installing Choke Linkage and Speed
Control Bracket.
Install Air Cleaner and Make Initial
Governor Adjustment
1. Make sure the metal bushings in the air cleaner
base mounting flange are in place and in good
condition.
2. Install the gasket, air cleaner base, and hex.
flange nuts. Torque the nuts to 9.9 N·m
(88 in. lb.). See Figure 11-65.
Hose Clamps
Breather Hose
Valve Cover
Gasket
Air Cleaner Base
Figure 11-65. Installing Air Cleaner Base.
3. Make sure that the hose clamps are installed on
the breather hose, at least 1" in from the ends.
Attach the end with the larger I.D. to the air
cleaner base, and the other end to the valve cover
nipple. Secure with the hose clamps.
4. Make the initial governor adjustment.
a. Push the governor lever and throttle linkage
towards the carburetor (wide open throttle)
and hold.
Choke Linkage
Choke Lever
Governor Spring
Hex. Flange Nuts