WARNING
Fuelisharmfulorfatalifswallowed.
Long-termexposuretovaporscancause
seriousinjuryandillness.
•Avoidprolongedbreathingofvapors.
•Keepyourfaceawayfromthenozzleand
fueltankorconditionerbottleopening.
•Avoidcontactwithskin;washoffspills
withsoapandwater.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandshut
offtheengine.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremoveit
(Figure20).
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Figure20
1.Fuel-tankcap
4.Fillthetankwithfueluntilthelevelisjustinside
themeshlterbasket.
Donotllintothellerneckofthetank.
Important:Donotllthetankmoreabove
thellermeshbecausethefuelneedsroom
toexpand.
5.Installthefuel-tankcapsecurely.
6.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
OpeningandClosingthe
Fuel-Shut-OffValve
Controlfuelowtotheenginewiththefuel-shut-off
valveasfollows:
•T oopenthefuelvalve,turnthefuel-shutoffvalve
handletowardtherecoilstarterhandle(Figure21).
•T oshutthefuelvalve,turnthefuel-shutoffvalve
handleawayfromtherecoilstarterhandle(Figure
21).
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Figure21
1.Turnthefuelvalveleverto
theONposition
2.FuelvalveleverintheOFF
position
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