Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every600hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Important:Donotinstalladirtylterafterithas
beenremovedfromthefuelline.
1.RefertoPreparingtheMachineforMaintenance
(page17).
2.Allowthemachinetocooldown.
3.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter
(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.Fuellter
3.Fuelline
2.Clamp
4.Loosentheclampssecuringthefuelltertothe
fuellines.
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewltertothefuellineswiththeclamps
previouslyremoved.Filteristobemountedso
thatthearrowpointstowardthecarburetor.
7.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthe
electrolytelevelandcleanthe
battery.
Every25hours—Checkthebatterycable
connections.
Every25hours
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Wash
handsafterhandling.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacid
whichisadeadlypoisonandcausessevere
burns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.Wearsafety
glassestoshieldyoureyesandrubber
glovestoprotectyourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
Thebatteryelectrolytelevelmustbeproperly
maintainedandthetopofthebatterykeptclean.Ifthe
machineisstoredinalocationwheretemperatures
areextremelyhigh,thebatterywillrundownmore
rapidlythanifthemachineisstoredinalocation
wheretemperaturesarecool.
Maintainthecelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllthecellsabovethebottomofthesplit
ringinsideeachcell.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurface
withwateraftercleaning.Donotremovethellcaps
whilecleaning.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
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