Operator's Manual

3.Pushthedipstickdownintothedipsticktubeand
makesurethatitisseatedfully.Pullthedipstickout
andchecktheoillevel.
4.Iftheoillevelislow,removetheoilllcap
(Figure21)andgraduallyaddsmallquantitiesofoil,
checkingthelevelfrequently,untilthelevelreaches
theFullmarkonthedipstick.
Figure21
1.Oilllcap
5.Installtheoilllcapandclosethehood.
FillingtheFuelTank
Useonlyclean,freshdieselfuelorbiodieselfuelswith
low(<500ppm)orultralow(<15ppm)sulfurcontent.
Theminimumcetaneratingshouldbe40.Purchase
fuelinquantitiesthatcanbeusedwithin180daysto
ensurefuelfreshness.
Thefueltankcapacityisapproximately11gallons(42
liters).
Usesummergradedieselfuel(No.2–D)at
temperaturesabove20degreesF(–7degreesC)and
wintergrade(No.1-DorNo.1-D/2-Dblend)below
thattemperature.Useofwintergradefuelatlower
temperaturesprovideslowerashpointandcoldow
characteristicswhichwilleasestartingandreducefuel
lterplugging.
Useofsummergradefuelabove20degreesF(-7
degreesC)willcontributetowardlongerfuelpumplife
andincreasedpowercomparedtowintergradefuel.
BiodieselReady
Thismachinecanalsouseabiodieselblendedfuel
ofuptoB20(20%biodiesel,80%petrodiesel).The
petrodieselportionshouldbeloworultralowsulfur.
Observethefollowingprecautions:
•Thebiodieselportionofthefuelmustmeet
specicationASTMD6751orEN14214.
•TheblendedfuelcompositionshouldmeetASTM
D975orEN590.
•Paintedsurfacesmaybedamagedbybiodiesel
blends.
•UseB5(biodieselcontentof5%)orlesserblends
incoldweather
•Monitorseals,hoses,gasketsincontactwithfuelas
theymaybedegradedovertime.
•Fuellterpluggingmaybeexpectedforatimeafter
convertingtobiodieselblends.
•Contactyourdistributorifyouwishformore
informationonbiodiesel
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefueltankcap(
Figure22).
2.Removethefueltankcap.
3.Fillthetanktothebottomofthellerneck.Do
notoverll.Installthecap.
4.Topreventarehazard,wipeupanyfuelthatmay
havespilled.
Figure22
1.Fueltankcap
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4to
1/2inch(6to13mm)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
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