Service Manual

DANGER
Becausedieselfuelisammable,usecautionwhenstoringor
handlingit.Donotsmokewhilellingthefueltank.Donotllfuel
tankwhileengineisrunning,hotorwhenmachineisinanenclosed
area.Alwaysllfueltankoutsideandwipeupanyspilleddieselfuel
beforestartingtheengine.Storefuelinaclean,safety−approved
containerandkeepcapinplace.Usedieselfuelfortheengineonly;
notforanyotherpurpose.
CheckFuelLinesandConnections
CheckfuellinesandconnectionsperiodicallyasrecommendedintheOperator’s
Manual.Checklinesfordeterioration,damage,leakingorlooseconnections.
Replacehoses,clampsandconnectionsasnecessary.
EmptyandCleanFuelTank
EmptyandcleanthefueltankperiodicallyasrecommendedintheOperator’s
Manual,ifthefuelsystembecomescontaminatedorifthemachineistobe
storedforanextendedperiod.
IMPORTANT
Followalllocalcodesandregulationswhenrecyclingordisposing
wastefuel.
Tocleanfueltank,ushtankoutwithcleandieselfuel.Makesuretankisfree
ofcontaminatesanddebris.
PrimingtheFuelSystem
Thefuelsystemneedstobeprimedbeforestartingtheengineforthersttime,
afterrunningoutoffuelorafterfuelsystemmaintenance(e.g.drainingthe
lter/waterseparator,replacingafuelhose).T oprimethefuelsystem,makesure
thatthefueltankhasfuelinit.Then,turntheignitionkeytotheRUNpositionfor
10to15secondswhichallowsthefuelpumptoprimethefuelsystem.DONOT
usetheenginestartermotortocranktheengineinordertoprimethefuelsystem.
FuelTankRemoval(Figure15)
1.Parkmachineonalevelsurface,lowercuttingdecks,stopengine,apply
parkingbrakeandremovekeyfromtheignitionswitch.
2.Raiseandsupportoperatorseatandhood.
3.Useafueltransferpumptoremovefuelfromthefueltankandintoasuitable
container.
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