Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DrainingtheFuelTank
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopen
area.Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,and
stayawayfromanopenameorwherea
sparkmayignitethegasolinefumes.
1.Parkthemachinesothattheleftfrontsideisslightly
lowerthantherightsidetoensurethatthefueltank
drainscompletely.
2.Disengagetheblade(PTO).
3.ShiftthegroundspeedleverintoNeutral(model
70185only).
4.Settheparkingbrake.
5.Stoptheengine.
6.Removetheignitionkey.
7.Removetheenginecover.
8.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclamptogether
andslideitupthefuellinetowardthefueltank
(Figure27).
Figure27
1.Hoseclamp3.Filter
2.Fuelline
9.Pullthefuellineoffthelter(Figure27)andallow
thegasolinetodrainintoagascanordrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuel
lterbecausethefueltankisempty.
10.Installthefuellineontothelter.
11.Slidethehoseclampclosetotheltertosecurethe
fuellineandlter.
12.Installtheenginecover.
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Note:Thebesttimetoreplacethefuellter(Figure27)
iswhenthefueltankisempty.Neverinstalladirtylter
ifitisremovedfromthefuelline.
1.Disengagetheblade(PTO).
2.ShiftthegroundspeedleverintoNeutral(model
70185only).
3.Settheparkingbrake.
4.Stoptheengine.
5.Removetheignitionkey.
6.Removetheenginecover.
7.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthelter(Figure27).
8.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
9.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampsclose
tothelter.
10.Installtheenginecover.
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