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Kohler — REMOVE VALVE COVER

A Kohler service procedure — check it applies to your exact model before use.

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Before you start

  • NOTE: The valve cover is sealed to the cylinder head

Procedure

  1. 1. Remove the five hex flange valve cover screws
  2. and valve cover from the cylinder head assembly.
  3. See Figure 9-18.
  4. NOTE: The valve cover is sealed to the cylinder head
  5. using RTV silcone sealant. When removing
  6. valve cover, use care not to damage the gas-
  7. ket surfaces of cover and cylinder head.
  8. Figure 9-18. Removing Valve Cover.
  9. 1. Remove the hex flange screws securing the cylin-
  10. der head baffle to the cylinder head. See Figure
  11. 9-19. Remove the baffle.
  12. Figure 9-19. Removing Cylinder Head Baffle.
  13. 1. Remove the hex flange screws from blower hous-
  14. ing and baffles. Disconnect wire hamess from the
  15. key switch, if equipped. Remove the blower hous-
  16. ing and baffles.
  17. Figure 9-20. Removing Blower Housing and
  18. Baffles.
  19. 1. Disconnect the kill lead from the ignition module
  20. terminal. See Figure 9-21.
  21. 2. Rotate flywheel magnet away from ignition mod-
  22. ule.
  23. 3. Remove the two hex flange screws and ignition
  24. module.
  25. Figure 9-21. Removing Ignition Module.

Tools required

  • puller. See Figure 9-30.
  • e “W!2Strap Wrench =
  • spring compressor. See Figure 9-26.

Source: manual:Kohler_Command_Series_Serv_Man.pdf. Figures and steps are as documented; always cross-check against the official manual and any later revisions for your exact serial number before servicing.