FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Performanyfuelrelatedmaintenancewhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
ReplacingtheIn-lineFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethein-line
fuellter
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuel
line.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengage
thebladecontrolswitch.
2.Movethemotioncontrolleversoutwardtothe
parkposition,stoptheengine,removethekey,and
waitforallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Raisetheseatandlocatethefuelltersasshownin
Figure36.
Figure36
1.Fuellinefromtank
4.Fuellinetoengine
2.In-lineFuellter
5.Hoseclamp
3.Flowdirectionarrow
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthelter(
Figure36).
5.Removethelterfromthefuelline.
6.Installanewlterwiththeowdirectionarrow
comingfromthefueltankandpointingtothe
engine.Movethehoseclampsclosetothelter
(
Figure36)tosecureitinplace.
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