Operator's Manual

DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleased,causingaspark
thatcanignitethefuelvapors.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicle
oronatruckortrailerbed,becauseinterior
carpetsorplastictruckbedlinersmay
insulatethecontainerandslowthelossof
anystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removeequipmentfrom
thetruckortrailerandrefueltheequipment
withitswheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainerratherthanfroma
fuel-dispensernozzle.
•Ifyoumustuseafuel-dispensernozzle,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatall
timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.
Long-termexposuretovaporscancause
seriousinjuryandillness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepyourfaceawayfromthenozzleand
fueltankopening.
•Keepfuelawayfromyoureyesandskin.
FuelTankSpecications
Capacity5.3L(1.40USgallons)
TypeUnleadedgasoline
Minimum
octanerating
87(US)or91(researchoctane;outsidetheUS)
Ethanol
Nomorethan10%byvolumne
MethanolNone
MTBE
(methyl
tertiarybutyl
ether)
Lessthan15%byvolumne
OilDonotaddtothefuel
Useonlyclean,fresh(nomorethan30daysold),fuel
fromareputablesource.
Important:Toreducestartingproblems,addfuel
stabilizer/conditionertofreshfuelasdirectedby
thefuel-stabilizer/conditionermanufacturer.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,shutoffthe
engine,andallowtheenginetocool.
2.Cleanaroundthefuelcapandremoveit(Figure
22).
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Figure22
1.Fuelcap
3.Addfueltothefueltankuntilthelevelisatthe
maximumfuellevel(Figure23).
Important:Thisspaceinthetankallows
fueltoexpand.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
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