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SwitchingtheFuelTanks
Important:Donotallowthemachinetorunoutoffuel,
asthiscandamagethemachine.
Thefuel-selectorvalveislocatedbehindtheleftsideofthe
seat.
Theunithas2fueltanks.Onetankisontheleftsideand
oneontherightside.Eachtankconnectstothefuel-selector
valve.Fromthereacommonfuellineleadstotheengine
(Figure8).
Tousetheleftfueltank,rotatethefuel-selectorvalvetothe
left.Tousetherightfueltank,rotatethefuel-selectorvalve
totheright(Figure8).
Closethefuel-selectorvalvebeforetransportingorstoring
machine.
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Figure8
1.Leftfueltank
2.Fuel-selectorvalve
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel
Beforeyoustarttheengineandusethemachine,check
theoillevelintheenginecrankcase;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-OilLevel(page17).
BreakinginaNewMachine
Newenginestaketimetodevelopfullpower.Mowerdecks
anddrivesystemshavehigherfrictionwhennew,placing
additionalloadontheengine.Allow40to50hoursof
break-intimefornewmachinestodevelopfullpowerand
bestperformance.
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