Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.Are
orexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothersand
cancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,in
anopenarea,whentheengineisoffandcold.
Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Addfuel
tothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm(1inch)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.Thisempty
spaceinthetankallowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedcontainer
andkeepthecapinplace.
DrainingWaterfromtheFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkthefuel-water
separatorforwaterandsediment.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Openthefronthood.
3.Alignadrainpanundertheprimaryfuellter(Figure
126).
Figure126
1.Drainvalve
2.Primaryfuellter
4.Rotatethedrainvalveatthebottomoftheprimary
fuellter2or3turnscounterclockwise,anddrainany
waterandsedimentfromthefuellter(Figure126).
Note:Ifthefuel-waterseparatorhasanywateror
sediment,alsodrainthewaterandsedimentfrom
thefueltank;refertoDrainingWaterfromtheFuel
Tank(page89).
5.Whencleanfuelappears,rotatethedrainvalve
clockwiseuntilitisclosed.
Note:Donotovertightenthedrainvalve.
6.Primethefuelsystem;refertoPrimingtheFuel
System(page90).
DrainingWaterfromtheFuel
Tank
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,stoptheengine,
andremovetheignitionkey.
2.Placeadrainpanunderthedrainpluginthefueltank.
3.Loosenthedrainpluguntilthewaterandsediment
drainout(Figure127).
Figure127
1.Drain-plughole3.Drainpan
2.Drainplug4.Fueltank
4.Cleanthethreadsonthedrainplugandapply3layers
ofPTFEsealingtape.
5.CleantheO-ringifitcomesout.
6.Whencleanfuelappears,installtheO-ringanddrain
plug,andtightentheplugsecurely.
7.Checkthefuel-tankdrainplugforleaks.
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