Operator's Manual

3.Pushthedipstickdownintothedipsticktubeand
makesurethatitisseatedfully.Pullthedipstick
outandchecktheoillevel.
4.Iftheoillevelislow,removetheoil-llcap
(Figure28)andgraduallyaddsmallquantitiesof
oil,checkingthelevelfrequently,untilthelevel
reachestheFullmarkonthedipstick.
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Figure28
1.Oil-llcap
5.Installtheoil-llcapandclosethehood.
FillingtheFuelTank
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswith
low(<500ppm)orultra-low(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.
Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180days
toensurefuelfreshness.
Thefueltankcapacityisapproximately42L(11US
gallons).
Usesummer-gradedieselfuel(Number2-D)at
temperaturesabove-7°C(20°F)andwinter-grade
dieselfuel(Number1-DorNumber1-D/2-Dblend)
below-7°C(20°F).Usingwinter-gradefuelatlower
temperaturesprovideslowerashpointandcoldow
characteristicswhichwilleasestartingandreduce
pluggingofthefuellter.
Usingsummer-gradefuelabove-7°C(20°F)will
contributetowardlongerfuel-pumplifeandincreased
powercomparedtowinter-gradefuel.
Themachineisbiodieselready.
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultra-lowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather.
•Monitorseals,hoses,andgasketsincontactwith
fuelastheymaydegradeovertime.
•Expectpluggingofthefuellterforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel.
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-tankcap(Figure
29).
2.Removethefuel-tankcap.
3.Fillthetanktothebottomofthellerneck.Do
notoverllthetank.
4.Installthecap.
5.Topreventarehazard,wipeupanyfuelthat
mayhavespilled.
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Figure29
1.Fuel-tankcap
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