Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,fuelandfuelvapors
arehighlyammableandexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcancausepropertydamage.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineisoffandiscold.Wipeup
anyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm
(1inch)belowthetopofthetank,notthe
llerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
ServicingtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every2years—Drainandcleanthe
fueltank.
Drainandcleanthetankifthefuelsystembecomes
contaminatedorifthemachinewillbestoredforan
extendedperiodoftime.Usecleanfueltoushout
thetank.
InspectingtheFuelLines
andConnections
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Inspectthefuellinesandconnectionsfordeterioration,
damage,orlooseconnections.
DrainingtheWater
Separator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter.
2.Loosenthedrainvalveonthebottomofthelter
canister(Figure60).
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Figure60
1.Waterseparator/lter
canister
3.Drainvalve
2.Ventplug
3.Tightenthevalveafterdraining.
ChangingtheFuelFilter
Canister
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
1.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts
(Figure60).
2.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthe
mountingsurface.
3.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwith
cleanoil.
4.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsthemountingsurface;thenrotatean
additional1/2turn.
BleedingAirfromthe
Injectors
Note:Performthisprocedureonlywhenthefuel
systemhasbeenpurgedofairthroughnormalpriming
proceduresandtheenginedoesnotstart;referto
BleedingtheFuelSystem(page27).
1.Loosenthepipeconnectiontothe#1nozzleand
holderassembly.
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