Operator's Manual

Incertainconditions,fuelisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuel
thatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1in.
(25mm)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsfuelto
expand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeep
itoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyoffuel.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicle
oronatruckortrailerbedbecauseinterior
carpetsorplastictruckbedlinersmay
insulatethecontainerandslowthelossof
anystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refueltheequipmentwithitswheelsonthe
ground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainer,ratherthanfromafuel
dispensernozzle.
•Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,keep
thenozzleincontactwiththerimofthefuel
tankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntil
fuelingiscomplete.
1.Cleanaroundthefueltankcap(Figure30).
Figure30
1.Fueltankcap
2.Removethefueltankcap.
3.Fillthetankuntilthelevelis1/4to1/2in.(6to13
mm)belowthebottomofthellerneck.Donot
overll.Installthecap.
4.Wipeupanyfuelthatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
Thecapacityofthecoolingsystemisapproximately3.6
qts.(3.4l).RefertoCleaningtheRadiatorandScreen.
Figure31
1.Radiatorscreen2.Radiator
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionof
waterandpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.Check
thelevelofthecoolantatthebeginningofeachday
beforestartingtheengine.
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