Operator's Manual

FuelSystem

Maintenance

DANGER

Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel

vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.Are

orexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothersand

cancausepropertydamage.

•Useafunneltollthefueltankoutdoors,inan

openarea,whentheengineisoffandiscold.

Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.

•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add

fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis6to13mm

(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottomoftheller

neck.Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsthe

fueltoexpand.

•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway

fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe

ignitedbyaspark.

•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedcontainer

andkeepthecapinplace.

DrainingtheFuelTank

ServiceInterval:Every800hours—Drainandcleanthefuel

tank.

Beforestorage—Drainandcleanthefueltank.

Drainandcleanthetankalsoifthefuelsystembecomes

contaminatedorifyouarestoringthemachineforan

extendedperiodoftime.Usecleanfueltoushoutthetank.

InspectingtheFuelLinesand

Connections

ServiceInterval:Every400hours

Yearly

Inspectthefuellinesandconnectionsfordeterioration,

damage,orlooseconnections.

ServicingtheWaterSeparator

ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Drainwater

orothercontaminantsfromthefuel

lter/waterseparator.

Every400hours—Replacethefuel-ltercanister.

ServicethewaterseparatorasshowninFigure44.

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