Safety Precautions
It
is
recommended that you read your engine manual and
be-
come thoroughly acquainted
with
your equipment before you
start
the engine.
LBWAR”GIThis
symbol
is
used
throughouf
this
manual
to
warn
of
possible serious
personal
injuiy.
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This
sjmbol
refers
to
possible equip-
ment
damage.
Fuels, electrical equipment, batteries, exhaust gases and mov-
ing
parts
present potential hazards that could
result
in
serious,
personal
injury.
Take care
in
following these recommended
pro-
cedures.
Safety
Codes
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All
local, state and federal codes
should
be consulted
and
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This
engine
is
not designed or intended for
use
in
aircraft.
complied
with.
Any
such
use
is
at the owner’s sole
risk
General
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Provide appropriate fire extinguishers and
install
them
in
convenient
locations.
Use
an
extinguisher rated
ABC
by
NFPA.
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Make sure that
all
fasteners on the engine are secure
and
accurately torqued. Keep guards
in
position over fans,
driving
belts, etc.
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If
it
is
necessary to make adjustments while the engine
is
running,
use
extreme caution when dose to hot exhausts,
moving parts, etc.
Protect Against Moving Parts
0
Do
not
wear loose clothing
in
the vicinity of moving parts,
such
as
PTO shafts, flywheels, blowers, couplings, fans,
belts, etc.
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Keep your
hands
away from moving parts.
Batteries
0
Before starting work
on
the
engine, disconnect batteries
to prevent inadvertent starting of the engine.
0
DO
NOTSMOKEwhile servicing batteries. Lead acid bat-
teries give
off
a
highly
explosive hydrogen gas which
can
be ignited
by
flame, electrical arcing or
by
smoking.
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Verify
battery polarity before connecting battery cables.
Connect negative cable last.
Fuel
System
0
DO
NOT
fill
fuel
tanks
while engine
is
running.
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DO
NOT smoke or use an open flame
in
the vicinity
of
the
engine or fuel tank. Internal combustion engine fuels are
highly
flammable.
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Fuel lines
must
be of steel
piping,
adequately secured,
and free from leaks.
Piping
at the engine should
be
ap-
proved flexible line.
Do
not use copper
piping
for flexible
lines
as
copper
will
work harden and become brittle
enough to break.
L.
,
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Be sure
all
fuel supplies have
a
positive shutoff valve,
Exhaust System
0
Exhaust products
of
any internal combustion engine
are
toxic
and
can cause injury, or death
if
inhaled.
All
engine
applications, especially those
within
a confined area,
should be equipped
with
an
exhaust
system
to discharge
gases to the outside atmosphere.
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DO
NOT
use
exhaust gases to heat a compartment.
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Make sure that your exhaust system
is
free of leaks.
En-
sure
that exhaust manifolds are secure and are not
warped by
bolts
unevenly torqued.
Exhaust
Gas
Is
Deadly!
Exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide,
a
poisonous
gas
that
might
cause unconsciousness and death.
It
is
an
odorless and
colorless gas formed during combustion of hydrocarbon fuels.
Symptoms
of
carbon
monoxide poisoning are:
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Dizziness
0
Vomiting
0
Headache
0
Muscular Twitching
0
Weakness and Sleepiness
If
you experience any of these symptoms, get out into fresh
air
immediately,
shut
down the
unit
and do not use
until
it has been
inspected.
The best protection against carbon monoxide inhalation
is
proper installation and regular, frequent inspections of the com-
plete exhaust system.
If
you
notice achange inthe sound orap-
pearance of exhaust system,
shut
the
unit
down immediately
and
have it inspected
and
repaired at
once
by
a
competent
me-
chanic.
Cooling
System
Throbbing
in
Temples
0
Coolants
under pressure have
a
higher boiling
point
than
water.
DO
NOT open a radiator pressure cap when cool-
ant temperature
is
above 21 2 degrees
F
(1
00
degrees
C)
or
while
engine
is
running.
Keep
The
Unit
And
Surrounding
Area
Clean
0
Make sure that oily
rags
are not left on
or
near the engine.
0
Remove all unnecessary grease
and
oil from the
unit.
Ac-
cumulated grease and
oil
can cause overheating and
subsequent engine damage and present a potential
fire
hazard.
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