Operator's Manual

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Performanyfuelrelatedmaintenancewhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
ReplacingtheIn-lineFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethein-line
fuellter
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuel
line.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Raisetheseatandlocatethefuelltersasshownin
Figure35.
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Figure35
1.TeeFitting,ventline
5.In-lineFuellter
2.Emissionslter
6.Flowdirectionarrow
3.Openport
7.Fuellinetoengine
4.Fuellinefromtank
8.Hoseclamp
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthelter(Figure35).
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewlterwiththeowdirectionarrow
comingfromthefueltankandpointingtothe
engine.Movethehoseclampsclosetothelter
(
Figure35)tosecureitinplace.
ServicingtheEmissionsFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Note:CARBcompliantmodelsareequippedwitha
maintenancefreeemissionscanisteranddonothave
anemissionsltertobeserviced.Thisprocedurewill
notapplytothesemodels.
Somemachinesareequippedwithaemissionslter
(
Figure35)connectedtoateettingontheventline
comingfromthegastank.Thelterhasanopenportby
design.Theltershouldbeinspectedregularly.Replace
thelterifthelterisdirtyorclogged.
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