Operator's Manual

Addthecorrectamountofgasstabilizer/conditioner
tothegas.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshgasoline.Tominimizethe
chanceofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,usefuel
stabilizeratalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
Thefueltankcapacityisapproximately7gal(26.5l)
1.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
2.Cleanaroundthefueltankcapandremoveit
(
Figure15).
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Figure15
1.Fueltankcap
3.Addunleadedgasolinetothefueltank,untilthe
levelis1/4to1/2inch(6mmto13mm)belowthe
bottomofthellerneck.
Important:Thisspaceinthetankallows
gasolinetoexpand.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
4.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.
5.Wipeupanygasolinethatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheEngineOilLevel
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily(Checkthe
oilwhentheengineiscold.)
Theengineisshippedwithoilinthecrankcase;
however,theoillevelmustbecheckedbeforeandafter
theengineisrststarted.
Crankcasecapacityisapproximately3.5qt.(3.3l)with
thelter.
Usehigh-qualityengineoilasdescribedinServicing
theEngineOil.
Note:Thebesttimetochecktheengineoiliswhen
theengineiscoolbeforeithasbeenstartedforthe
day.Ifithasalreadybeenrun,allowtheoiltodrain
backdowntothesumpforatleast10minutesbefore
checking.Iftheoillevelisatorbelowthe“add”mark
onthedipstick,addoiltobringtheoilleveltothe“full”
mark.DONOTOVERFILL.Iftheoillevelisbetween
the“full”and“add”marks,nooiladditionisrequired.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
removethekey,andwaitforallmovingpartsto
stopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
2.Cleanaroundtheoildipstick(
Figure16)sodirt
cannotfallintothellerholeanddamagethe
engine.
Figure16
1.Dipstick
3.Metalendofthedipstick
2.Fillertube
3.Removethedipstick,wipeitclean,andinstalluntil
itisfullyseated(Figure16).
4.Removethedipstickandchecktheoillevelonthe
dipstick.
TheoillevelshouldbeuptotheFullmarkonthe
metalendofthedipstick(Figure16).
5.IftheoillevelisbelowtheFullmark,removethe
llertubecap(Figure16)andaddoiluntilthelevel
reachestheFullmarkonthedipstick.Donot
overll.
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