Operator's Manual

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Emptying the Fuel Tank and
Cleaning the Fuel Filter
Clean the fuel filter element every 50 operating hours.
1. Stop the engine and wait for it to cool down.
Important Drain gasoline from a cold engine only.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 8).
3. Remove the fuel tube by loosening the tube clamp at
the carburetor (Fig. 29).
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Figure 29
1. Tube clamp 2. Fuel tube
4. Open the fuel valve by turning the lever to the open
position (Fig. 6).
5. Drain the gasoline completely from the tank and fuel
line into an approved fuel container.
6. Remove the fuel tube on the fuel tank by loosening the
tube clamp (Fig. 30).
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Figure 30
1. Fuel tube 2. Fuel filter
7. Remove the fuel filter from the fuel tank (Fig. 30).
8. Clean the fuel filter with high flash-point solvent.
9. Firmly install the filter, tubes, and clamps.
Cleaning under the Belt Cover
Keep the area under the belt cover free of debris.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Remove the bolts that secure the belt cover (Fig. 31) to
the lawn mower housing.
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Figure 31
1. Belt cover
3. Lift off the cover and brush out all the debris around
the belt area.
4. Install the belt cover.