FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Performanyfuelrelatedmaintenancewhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
ReplacingtheIn-lineFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethein-linefuel
lter
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuelline.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
bladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothepark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Locatethefuellteronthesideoftheengineasshown
in
.
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1.Fuellinefromtank
4.Fuellinetoengine
2.In-lineFuellter
5.Hoseclamp
3.Flowdirectionarrow
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter().
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewlterwiththeowdirectionarrowcoming
fromthefueltankandpointingtotheengine.Move
thehoseclampsclosetothelter()tosecureitinplace.
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