Spark Plug Maintenance - Westinghouse iGen4500s Instruction Manual

MAINTENANCE
8. Pour the contents of the fuel strainer into
a suitable waste receptacle. Low pressure
compressed air can be used if necessary for
blowing onto the outside of the strainer mesh to
remove any trapped fine grit.
NOTICE
Never dispose of fuel or fuel contaminants by
dumping either of them into a sewer, on the
ground, or into groundwater or waterways. Always
be environmentally responsible. Follow the
guidelines of the government agencies for proper
disposal of hazardous materials. Consult local
authorities or reclamation facility.
9. Re-install the fuel strainer by hand inside the
filler hole on top of the fuel tank (see Figure 40).
Make sure it is fully inserted into the opening.
10.
Figure 40 – Re-installing the Fuel Strainer
10. Re-install the fuel cap.

SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE

Tools required – Phillips head screwdriver (iGen1200
& 4500s), 10 mm socket wrench (iGen4500s), spark
plug socket wrench, spark plug gap tool or feeler
gauge, and wire brush.
The spark plug should be checked and cleaned
after every 100 hours of use or 6 months and then
replaced after 250 hours of use or every year.
Table 3: Replacement Spark Plugs
Generator Model
iGen1200
iGen2200
iGen2500
iGen4500s
31
Torch Bosch
A5RTC -
E6RTC WR7BC+
E6RTC WR7BC+
F7RTC WR5DC+
1. Stop the generator and let it cool for several
minutes if it's been running.
2. Move the generator to a flat, level surface.
3. iGen1200: Loosen the locking screw on the
spark plug access cover and then slide open
and remove the cover (see Figure 41).
iGen2200 & 2500: Slide open and remove the
spark plug access cover (see Figure 42).
iGen4500s: Remove the engine access cover
(see Figure 34).
Figure 41 - iGen1200 Removing the Spark Plug
Access Cover
Figure 42 - iGen2200 & 2500 Removing the Spark
Plug Access Cover
Spark Plug Make and Model
Champion
RZ11Y
-
-
RN7Y
Denso NGK
U16FSR-U CR5HSA
W20FPR-U BPR6HS
W20FPR-U BPR6HS
W22EPR-U BPR7ES