Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DrainingtheFuelTank
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,toensurethefuel
tankdrainscompletely.Thendisengagethepowertake
off(PTO),settheparkingbrake,andturntheignition
keytooff.Removethekey.
2.Closethefuelshut-offvalveatthefueltank(Figure36).
3.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclamptogetherandslide
itupthefuellineawayfromfuellter(
Figure36).
4.Pullthefuellineoffthefuellter(
Figure36).Open
thefuelshut-offvalveandallowthegasolinetodrain
intoagascanordrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuellter
becausethefueltankisempty.RefertoReplacingthe
FuelFilter.
5.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.Slidethehose
clampclosetothevalvetosecurethefuelline.
Figure36
1.Fuelshut-offvalve2.Clamp
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuelline.
Note:Notehowthefuellterisinstalled.
Note:Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Closefuelshut-offvalveatfueltank(Figure36).
Note:Removethefuellinefromthefuelvalvethatis
closesttotheengine.
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter(Figure37).
Figure37
1.Hoseclamp3.Filter
2.Fuelline
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampscloseto
thelter.
7.Openfuelshut-offvalveatfueltank(Figure36).
8.Checkforfuelleaksandrepairifneeded.
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