Operator's Manual

DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingaspark
whichcanignitethefuelvapors.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcandamageproperty.
•Alwaysplacefuelcontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicle
oronatruckortrailerbedbecauseinterior
carpetsorplastictruckbedlinersmay
insulatethecontainerandslowthelossof
anystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-powered
equipmentfromthetruckortrailerand
refueltheequipmentwithitswheelsonthe
ground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfroma
portablecontainer,ratherthanfromafuel
dispensernozzle.
•Ifyoumustuseafueldispensernozzle,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimof
thefueltankorcontaineropeningatall
timesuntilfuelingiscomplete.
WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.
Long-termexposuretovaporscancause
seriousinjuryandillness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepfaceawayfromnozzleandgastank
orconditionerbottleopening.
•Avoidcontactwithskin;washoffspills
withsoapandwater.
UsingStabilizer/Conditioner
Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachineto
providethefollowingbenets:
•Keepsfuelfreshduringstorageof90daysorless.
Forlongerstorageitisrecommendedthatthefuel
tankbedrained.
•Cleanstheenginewhileitruns
•Eliminatesgum-likevarnishbuildupinthefuel
system,whichcauseshardstarting
Important:Donotusefueladditives
containingmethanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountofgasstabilizer/conditioner
tothegas.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismost
effectivewhenmixedwithfreshfuel.Tominimize
thechanceofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,
usefuelstabilizeratalltimes.
FillingtheFuelTank
1.Setthethrottletoslow,shutofftheengine,and
waitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Cleanaroundthefueltankcapandremoveit
(Figure8).
Note:Thecapistetheredtothefueltank.
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Figure8
4.Addunleadedfueltothefueltankuntilthelevel
isjustinsidethemeshlterbasket.
Important:Thisspaceinthetankallows
fueltoexpand.Donotllthefueltank
completelyfull.
5.Installthefueltankcapsecurely.
6.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
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