Install Air Cleaner Assembly; Install Dipstick Tube (Extended Dipstick); Install Muffler Assembly; Install Engine Cover - Kohler XT-6 Service Manual

Install Air Cleaner Assembly

1. Attach primer hose to carburetor (if equipped).
2. Slide air cleaner gasket onto carburetor studs.
3. Slide air cleaner base onto carburetor studs. Attach
base by loosely screwing nuts onto studs, and screw
into crankcase.
4. Attach breather hose to crankcase.
5. Secure air cleaner base by torquing nuts and screw
to 8 N·m (71 in. lb.).
6. Install paper element and foam precleaner (if
equipped) into air cleaner base. Attach air cleaner
cover and hand tighten knob or secure latch.

Install Dipstick Tube (Extended Dipstick)

1. Install dipstick tube to crankcase.
2. Tighten screw to 8 N·m (71 in. lb.).

Install Muffler Assembly

1. Install heat deflector gasket onto exhaust mounting
studs, with gasket folds facing cylinder head.
2. Slide muffler onto exhaust studs.
3. Install muffler guard onto exhaust studs and secure
with nuts. Torque to 9.5 N·m (84 in. lb.).
Install Blower Housing
Install blower housing onto studs.
Install Retractable Starter
Place retractable starter onto studs protruding from
blower housing.

Install Engine Cover

Engine Cover (if equipped)
1. Install engine cover and secure it with nuts.
2. Tighten nuts to 8 N·m (71 in. lb.).
Engine Cover and Insert (if equipped)
1. Install engine cover and secure it with nuts.
2. Tighten nuts to 8 N·m (71 in. lb.).
3. Install engine cover insert (if equipped) onto engine
cover, and secure with Torx screws. Tighten to
2.5 N·m (20 in. lb.).
Engine Cover Insert and Retractable Starter (if
equipped)
1. Install engine cover insert and retractable starter and
secure with nuts.
2. Tighten nuts to 8 N·m (71 in. lb.).
Install Fuel Cap
Screw fuel cap tightly onto fuel tank.
14 690 01 Rev. G KohlerEngines.com
Reassembly
55