Operator's Manual

AddingFuel
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,shutofftheengine,andremove
thekey.
2.Usingacleanrag,cleanareaaroundfuel-tank
cap.
3.Removethecapfromthefueltank(Figure27).
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Figure27
1.Fuel-tankcap
4.Fillthetankuntilthelevelis6to13mm(1/4to
1/2inch)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
5.Installthefuel-tankcaptightlyafterllingthe
tank.
Note:Ifpossible,llthefueltankaftereachuse.
Thisminimizespossiblebuildupofcondensation
insidethefueltank.
CheckingtheEngine-Oil
Level
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,
checktheoillevelintheenginecrankcase;referto
CheckingtheLeveloftheEngineOil(page54).
CheckingtheCooling
System
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Cleandebrisoffthescreen,oilcooler,andfrontof
theradiatordailyandmoreoftenifconditionsare
extremelydustyanddirty.RefertoRemovingDebris
fromtheCoolingSystem(page60).
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solution
ofwaterandpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.
Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontankatthe
beginningofeachdaybeforestartingtheengine.The
capacityofthecoolingsystemis6.6L(7.0USqt).
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeand
causeburns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
1.Checkthelevelofcoolantintheexpansiontank
(Figure28).
Thecoolantlevelshouldbebetweenthemarks
onthesideofthetank.
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Figure28
1.Expansiontank
2.Ifthecoolantlevelislow,removethe
expansion-tankcapandreplenishthesystem.
Donotoverll.
3.Installtheexpansion-tankcap.
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