Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
EmptyingtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every50hours
Every300hours
1.Referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page17).
2.Waitfortheenginetocooldown.
Note:Draingasolinefromacoldengineonly.
3.Closethefuelvalve(
Figure11).
4.Disconnectthefuellinebylooseningthetubeclamp
atthecarburetorandputtingthelooseendofthe
fuellineintoanapprovedfuelcontainer.
5.Openthefuelvalveanddrainthefuelcompletely
fromthetankandfuelline.
6.Closethefuelvalve.
7.Connectthelooseendofthefuellinetothe
carburetorandsecureitwithatubeclamp.
8.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
9.Disposeofthecollectedfuelaccordingtolocal
regulations.
CleaningtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Yearly
Every100hours
Thefuellter(screen)elementislocatedinsidethefuel
tank.
1.Drainthegasolinefromthefueltank;referto
EmptyingtheFuelTank(page21).
2.Drainthegasolinecompletelyfromthetankand
fuelline.
3.Removethefueltankfromthemachine.
4.Closethefuelvalve.
5.Cleanthelterbypouringasmallamountofclean
gasolineinthefueltank,movingthefuelaround
insidethetank,andaddingittothecollected
gasoline.
6.Installthefueltankandthefuelline.
DriveSystem
Maintenance
AdjustingtheSelf-propelDrive
ServiceInterval:Every75hours
Ifthemachinedoesnotself-propelorhasatendency
tocreepforwardwhenthetraction-controlbarismore
than38mm(1-1/2inches)fromthehandle,adjustthe
self-propeldrive.
1.Ifthemachinedoesnotself-propel,rotatethe
transmission-cablenutsclockwise1/2turntotighten
thebelt(
Figure27).
Figure27
1.Transmission-cablenuts
2.Ifthemachinecreepsforward,rotatethe
transmission-cablenuts1/2turncounterclockwise
toloosenthebelt(Figure27).
3.Ifthemachinedoesnotdriveupslopes,youmay
needtoincreasethebelttensionbyrotatingthe
transmission-cablenutsclockwise.
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