Gas Powered Riding Lawn Tractor Operator's Manual

Fuel Filter Air Cleaner
Gasolineand itsvaporsareextremelyflammableandexplosive.Fire
orexplosioncan causesevereburnsor death.
• Keepgasolineawayfromsparks,openflames,pilotlights,heat,
andotherignitionsources.
• Checkfuel lines,tank,cap,andfittingsfrequentlyforcracksor
leaks.Replaceif necessary.
• Beforereplacingthe fuelfilter,drainthe fueltankas perthe
instructionsbelow.
• Do notdrainfuel whenthe engineishot.Allowtheengine
adequatetimeto cool. Drainfuel intoan approvedcontainer
outdoors,awayfromopenflame.
• Drainanylargevolumeof fuelfromthe tankby disconnectingthe
fuel linefromthe in-linefuelfilterneartheengine.
• Removethe fuel linefromthe In-lineside (sidetowardsthe fuel
tank)of thefuel filter.
• Replacementpartsmustbethe sameand installedin the same
positionas theoriginalparts.
• Iffuel spills,waituntil itevaporatesbeforestartingengine.
• Beforereplacingthe fuelfilter,drainthe fueltank. Otherwisefuel
can leakout andcausea fireor explosion.
To Drainthe fuel:
1. Locatethefuelfilter,whichis routedonthe leftsideofthe engine
betweenthe fueltankandthe carburetor,andmaybeattachedto
theenginewitha tie strap.Cutthetie strap,ifpresent,then pinch
thein-lineclamponthefuelfilterwitha pairof pliers,slidethe
clampupthefuelline.Pullthe fuellinefreefromthefilterandplace
theopenendof the lineintoanapprovedcontainerto drainthefuel.
Tochangethe fuel filter:
1. Usepliersto squeezethe tabsonthe otherclamp(theout-line
sideof the fuel filter),thenslidethe clampawayfromthe fuel filter.
Twistandpullthe fuellineoff of the fuelfilter.SeeFigure11.
2. Checkthe fuel linesfor cracksor leaks.Replaceif necessary.
3. Replacethe fuel filterwithan originalequipmentreplacement
filter.Call1-800-4-MY-HOME®to purchasethe originalequip-
mentreplacementfilter.
4. Securethe fuel lineswiththe clamps.
Iffilters,or coversare notinstalledcorrectlyseriousinjuryordeath
could resultfrombackfire.Do notattemptto startthe enginewith
themremoved.
Donot use pressurizedair or solventsto cleanthe aircleaner
cartridge.
The airfiltersystemusesa cylindricalcartridge.
1. Removethe fasteners(A)andthe airfiltercover(B). SeeFigure
12.
2. To removethe filter(C),liftthe endof the filterandthen pullthe
filteroff the intake(D).
3. To loosendebris,gentlytapthe filteron a hardsurface.If thefilter
A
B
Figure12
is excessivelydirty,replacewitha newfilter.
4. installthe filteronthe intake.Pushthe endof the filterintothe
baseas shown.Makesurefilterfits securelyin the base.
5. installairfiltercoverandsecurewithfasteners.
J
Tab
Clamp
Fuel
Line
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Figure11
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