Maintenance
Important:Operatingtheenginewithablocked
grassscreen,dirtyorpluggedcoolingns,
and/orcoolingshroudsremoved,willcause
enginedamageduetooverheating.
FuelSystemMaintenance
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly
(whichevercomesrst)
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Performanyfuelrelatedmaintenance
whentheengineiscold.Dothisoutdoors
inanopenarea.Wipeupanygasoline
thatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,and
stayawayfromanopenameorwherea
sparkmayignitethegasolinefumes.
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthe
fuelline.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
neutralposition,engageparkingbrake,stopthe
engine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Thefuellterisinthefuellinebetweenthetank
andengine.
Figure33
1.Fueltank6.Hoseclamps
2.Fuelshutoffvalve—off
7.Fuellinetoengine
3.Fuelshutoffvalve
8.Filter
4.Fuelshutoffvalve—on
9.Flowdirectionarrow
5.Fuellinefromtank
4.Turnfuelshutoffvalve90°to“off”position.
5.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthelter(Figure33).
6.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
7.Installanewlterwiththeowdirectionarrow
comingfromthefueltankandpointingtothe
engine.Movethehoseclampsclosetothelter
(Figure33)tosecureitinplace.
8.Turnfuelshutoffvalvebackto“on”position.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknowntotheStateof
Californiatocausecancerandreproductive
harm.Washhandsafterhandling.
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