Operator's Manual

1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfacetoensurethefuel
tankdrainscompletely.Then,settheparkingbrake,
andturntheignitionkeytooff.Removethekey.
2.Closethefuelshut–offvalve(
Figure51).
3.Loosenthehoseclampatthefuellterandslideit
upthefuellineawayfromthefuellter(Figure51).
4.Pullthefuellineofffuellter(Figure51).Openthe
fuelshut-offvalveandallowgasolinetodrainintoa
gascanordrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuel
lterbecausethefueltankisempty.
5.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.Slidethehose
clampclosetothefuelltertosecurethefuelline
(
Figure51).
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Checkthe
electrolytelevelandcleanthebattery.
Every25hours—Checkthebattery
cableconnections.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyes,orclothing.Wearsafetyglassesto
shieldyoureyesandrubberglovestoprotect
yourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
Thebatteryelectrolytelevelmustbeproperlymaintained
andthetopofthebatterykeptclean.Ifthemachineis
storedinalocationwheretemperaturesareextremely
high,thebatterywillrundownmorerapidlythanif
themachineisstoredinalocationwheretemperatures
arecool.
Checktheelectrolytelevelevery25operatinghoursor,
ifmachineisinstorage,every30days.
Maintainthecelllevelwithdistilledordemineralized
water.Donotllthecellsabovethebottomofthesplit
ringinsideeachcell.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewith
wateraftercleaning.Donotremovethellcapswhile
cleaning.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
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