Operator's Manual

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TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTMD975
orEN590.
Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodieselblends.
UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblendsincold
weather
Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelasthey
maybedegradedovertime.
Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformoreinformation
onbiodiesel
DANGER
Incertainconditions,fuelisextremelyammable
andhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosionfromfuel
canburnyouandothersandcandamageproperty.
Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,when
theengineiscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Addfuel
tothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm(1inch)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.Thisempty
spaceinthetankallowsfueltoexpand.
Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
Storefuelinanapprovedcontainerandkeepit
outofthereachofchildren.Neverbuymore
thana30-daysupplyoffuel.
Alwaysplacefuelcontainersonthegroundaway
fromyourvehiclebeforelling
Donotllfuelcontainersinsideavehicleoron
atruckortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
Whenpractical,removeequipmentfromthe
truckortrailerandrefueltheequipmentwithits
wheelsontheground.
Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfromaportable
container,ratherthanfromafueldispenser
nozzle.
Ifafueldispensernozzlemustbeused,keepthe
nozzleincontactwiththerimofthefueltank
orcontaineropeningatalltimesuntilfuelingis
complete.
1.Cleanaroundthefueltankcap(Figure23).
Figure23
1.Fueltankcap
2.Removethefueltankcap.
3.Fillthetankuntilthelevelis6to13mm(1/4to1/2
inch)belowthebottomofthellerneck.Donot
overll.Installthecap.
4.Wipeupanyfuelthatmayhavespilled.
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:BeforeeachuseordailyCleanhourlyif
conditionsareextremelydustyanddirty.
Thecapacityofthecoolingsystemisapproximately3.2L(3.3
USqt).RefertoCleaningtheRadiatorScreen(page40).
Figure24
1.Radiatorscreen2.Radiator
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionofwater
andpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.Checkthelevelof
thecoolantatthebeginningofeachdaybeforestartingthe
engine.
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