FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyou,others,andcan
damageproperty.
•Performanyfuel-relatedmaintenancewhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
ReplacingtheIn-lineFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours—Replacethein-linefuel
lter.
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuelline.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceanddisengagethe
blade-controlswitch.
2.Movethemotion-controlleversoutwardtothepark
position,stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitfor
allmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Locatethefuellteronthesideoftheengine(Figure
39).
Figure39
1.Fuellinefromtank
4.Fuellinetoengine
2.In-linefuellter
5.Hoseclamp
3.Flowdirectionarrow
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter(Figure39).
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewlterwiththeow-directionarrow
comingfromthefueltankandpointingtotheengine.
7.Movethehoseclampsclosetothelter(
Figure39)
tosecureitinplace.
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