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,toassurefueltank
drainscompletely.
2.Disengagethepowertakeoff(PTO),settheparking
brake,turntheignitionkeytooff,andremovethekey.
3.Closethefuel-shutoffvalveatthefueltank(Figure35).
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclamptogetherandslide
itupthefuellineawayfromfuellter(Figure35).
5.Pullthefuellineoffthefuellter(Figure35).
6.Openthefuel-shutoffvalveandallowthegasolineto
drainintoagascanordrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuellter
becausethefueltankisempty;refertoReplacingthe
FuelFilter(page29)
7.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.
8.Slidethehoseclampclosetothevalvetosecurethe
fuelline.
9.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
Figure35
1.Fuellter3.Fuel-shutoffvalve
2.Clamp
ServicingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every200hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuelline.
Note:Notehowthefuellterisinstalledinordertoinstall
thenewltercorrectly.
Note:Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Closefuel-shutoffvalveatthefueltank(Figure35).
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter(Figure36).
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