FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Performanyfuelrelatedmaintenancewhenthe
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.Raisetheseatandlocatethefuellters(
Figure35).
Figure35
1.Fuellinetoengine4.Flow-directionarrow
2.In-lineFuellter
5.Hoseclamp
3.Fuellinefromtank
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter(Figure35).
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewlterwiththeowdirectionarrowcoming
fromthefueltankandpointingtotheengine.
Note:Movethehoseclampsclosetothelter(Figure
35)tosecureitinplace.
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