Operation Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DrainingtheFuelTank
Drainthefueltankwhenyouwillnotbeusingthemachine
formorethan30days.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineandgasolinevapors
areextremelyammableandhighlyexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
1.Parkthemachinesothattheleftfrontsideisslightly
lowerthantherightsidetoensurethatthefueltank
drainscompletely.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Closethefuel-shutoffvalvelocatedunderthefront
ofthefueltank.
7.Loosenthehoseclampatthefuellterandslideitup
thefuellineawayfromthefuellter(Figure28).
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Figure28
1.Fuellter
3.Fuelline
2.Hoseclamp
8.Pullthefuellineoffthefuellter(Figure28).
9.Openthefuel-shutoffvalveandallowthegasolineto
drainintoanapprovedfuelcontaineroradrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuellter
becausethefueltankisempty.
10.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.
11.Slidethehoseclampclosetothefuelltertosecure
thefuelline(Figure28).
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)
Thebesttimetoreplacethefuellter(Figure28)iswhenthe
fueltankisempty.Neverinstalladirtyfuellterafterithas
beenremovedfromthefuelline.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
2.Disengagetheblades(PTO).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Closethefuel-shutoffvalve(Figure29).
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Figure29
1.Fuelshut-offvalve
7.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromtheoldfuellter(Figure29).
8.Removetheoldfuellterfromthefuelline.
9.Installanewfuellterandmovethehoseclampsclose
toit.
10.Openthefuel-shutoffvalve.
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