Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.
Addfueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis6
to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottom
ofthellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
ServicingtheWater
Separator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Drain
waterorothercontaminantsfrom
waterseparator.
Every400hours—Replacethefuel-lter
canister.
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter.
2.Loosenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canisterandopentheventonthetopofthe
canistermount.
g007367
Figure76
1.Waterseparatorltercanister
3.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
4.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthe
mountingsurface.
5.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwith
cleanoil.
6.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsmountingsurface,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
7.Tightenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canisterandclosetheventonthetopofthe
canistermount.
ServicingtheEngineFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours—Replacethe
enginefuellter.
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-lterhead
(Figure77).
g021576
1
2
g021576
Figure77
1.Fuel-lterhead2.Fuellter
2.Removethelterandcleanthelter-head
mountingsurface(Figure77).
3.Lubricatetheltergasketwithcleanlubricating
engineoil.Refertotheengineoperator's
manual,includedwiththemachine,foradditional
information.
4.Installthedryltercanister,byhand,untilthe
gasketcontactsthelterhead,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
5.Starttheengineandcheckforfuelleaksaround
thelterhead.
54