Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.Are
orexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothersand
cancausepropertydamage.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineisoffandiscold.Wipeupany
fuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Addfuel
tothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm(1inch)
belowthetopofthetank,notthellerneck.
Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsthefuelto
expand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedcontainer
andkeepthecapinplace.
DrainingtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
Beforestorage
Drainandcleanthefueltankifthefuelsystembecomes
contaminatedorifthemachineistobestoredforanextended
period.Usecleanfueltoushoutthetank.
CheckingtheFuelLinesand
Connections
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)
Inspectthefuellinesfordeterioration,damage,orloose
connections.
ServicingtheWaterSeparator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Drainwater
orothercontaminantsfromthewater
separator.
Every400hours—Replacethefuelltercanister.
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter.
2.Loosenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
Figure59
1.Filtercanister
3.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
4.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthemounting
surface.
5.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwithcleanoil.
6.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsmountingsurface,thenrotateitanadditional
1/2turn.
7.Tightenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
CleaningtheFuel-Intake
Screen
Thefuel-intaketube,locatedinsidethefueltank,isequipped
withascreentohelppreventdebrisfromenteringthefuel
system.Removethefuel-intaketubeandcleanthescreen
asrequired.
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