Operator's Manual

DrainingtheFuelTank
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopen
area.Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,and
stayawayfromanopenameorwherea
sparkmayignitethegasolinefumes.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,toensurethat
thefueltankwilldraincompletely.
2.Stoptheengine,andremovethekey.
3.Shutofffuelvalveunderfueltank.
4.Loosenthehoseclampatthefuellterandslideit
upthefuellineawayfromthelter.
5.Pullthefuellineoffofthefuellter,openthefuel
valve,andallowthegasolinetodrainintoagascan
ordrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuel
lterbecausethefueltankisempty.
6.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.
7.Slidethehoseclampclosetothefuelltertosecure
thefuelline.
8.Openthefuelvalve.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Checkthebattery
electrolytelevel.
Every100hours—Checkthebattery
cableconnections.
Warning
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
Alwayskeepthebatterycleanandfullycharged.Use
apapertoweltocleanthebatterycase.Ifthebattery
terminalsarecorroded,cleanthemwithasolutionof
fourpartswaterandonepartbakingsoda.Applyalight
coatingofgreasetothebatteryterminalstoreduce
corrosion.
CheckingtheElectrolyteLevel
1.Stoptheengineandremovethekey.
2.Opencoverstoseeintothecells.Theelectrolyte
mustbeuptothelowerpartofthetube(Figure29).
Important:Donotallowtheelectrolytetoget
belowtheplates.(Figure29).
Figure29
1.Fillercaps
2.Lowerpartoftube
3.Iftheelectrolyteislow,addtherequiredamountof
distilledwater;refertoAddingWatertotheBattery.
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