Air Filter Base And Control Panel (Summer Engines) - MTD 78 Series Shop Manual

78/83/90 Series Horizontal Shaft Engines

Air filter base and control panel (summer engines)

To remove/replace the air filter base and control panel:
1. Remove the air filter following the steps described in
the previous section.
2. Remove the three screws that hold the air filter base
to the intake elbow. See Figure 3.7.
3. Pull off the throttle lever knob. See Figure 3.8.
4. Remove the two carburetor nuts using a 10 mm
wrench.
5. Remove the bolt from the front of the control panel
using a 10 mm wrench.
6. Align the throttle lever, choke lever and the fuel
shut-off lever in the middle of their slots.
7. Remove the bolt that holds the rear of the control
panel to the throttle bracket. See Figure 3.9.
8. Disconnect the breather hose.
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Air filter base
Figure 3.7
Control
panel Choke lever
Carburetor nuts
Fuel shut-off
Figure 3.8
Throttle bracket
Figure 3.9
Screws
Throttle lever
Bolt
Bolt
Breather hose