Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
Note:RefertoFuelSpecication(page15)forproper
fuelrecommendations.
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelistothe
bottomofthellerneck.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
ServicingtheEngineFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Theenginefuelltershouldbereplacedafterevery
400hoursofoperation.
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefuellterhead(Figure
72).
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Figure72
1.FuelFilterhead2.FuelFilter
2.Removethelterandcleanthelterhead
mountingsurface(Figure72).
3.Lubricatetheltergasketwithcleanlubricating
engineoil.RefertotheEngineOperator's
Manual,includedwiththemachine,foradditional
information.
4.Installthedryltercanister,byhand,untilthe
gasketcontactsthelterhead,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
5.Starttheengineandcheckforfuelleaksaround
thelterhead.
ServicingtheWater
Separator
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Every400hours
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Figure73
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