FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Performanyfuelrelatedmaintenancewhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)(moreoftenunderdusty,dirty
conditions).
1.Disengagethebladecontrolswitch(PTO),movethe
motioncontrolleverstotheneutrallockposition,and
settheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Allowthemachinetocooldown.
4.Raisetheseatandlocatethefuelltersasshownin
Figure44.
Figure44
1.Fuellinefromtank
4.Fuellinetoengine
2.In-lineFuellter
5.Hoseclamp
3.Flowdirectionarrow
5.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter(Figure45).
Figure45
1.Fuellter
3.Fuelline
2.Hoseclamp
6.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
7.Installanewlterwiththeowdirectionarrowcoming
fromthefueltankandpointingtotheengine.Move
thehoseclampsclosetothelter(
Figure44)tosecure
itinplace.
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