Operator's Manual

AddingFuel
RecommendedFuel
TypeUnleadedgasoline
Minimumoctanerating
87(US)or91(research
octane;outsidetheUS)
Ethanol
Nomorethan10%byvolume
MethanolNone
MTBE(methyltertiarybutyl
ether)
Lessthan15%byvolume
OilDonotaddtothefuel
Useonlyclean,fresh(nomorethan30daysold),fuel
fromareputablesource.
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,addfuel
stabilizer/conditionertofreshfuelasdirectedby
thefuel-stabilizer/conditionermanufacturer.
Refertoyourengineowner’smanualforadditional
information.
FillingtheFuelTank
Thefuel-tankcapacityisapproximately18.9L(5US
gallons).
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.ShiftthetransmissiontotheNEUTRALposition.
3.Engagetheparkingbrake.
4.Shutoffthemachineandremovethekey.
5.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-tankcap(Figure
14).
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Figure14
1.Empty4.Full
2.Halffull
5.Fuel-tankcap
3.Needle6.Fuelgauge
6.Removethefuel-tankcap.
7.Fillthetanktoabout25mm(1inch)belowthe
topoftank(bottomofthellerneck).
Note:Thisspaceinthetankallowsfuelto
expand.Donotoverllthefueltank.
8.Installthefuel-tankcapsecurely.
9.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
BreakinginaNewMachine
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours—Perform
theguidelinesforbreakinginanew
machine.
Performthefollowingguidelinestoprovideproper
performanceforthemachine.
•Ensurethatthebrakesareburnished;referto3
BurnishingtheBrakes(page10).
•Checktheuidandengine-oillevelsregularly.
Remainalertforsignsthatthemachineorits
componentsareoverheating.
•Afterstartingacoldengine,letitwarmupforabout
15secondsbeforeusingthemachine.
Note:Allowmoretimefortheenginetowarmup
whenoperatingincoldtemperatures.
•Varythemachinespeedduringoperation.Avoid
faststartsandquickstops.
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