FuelSystem
Maintenance
Note:RefertoFuelSpecication(page21)forproper
fuelrecommendations.
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelistothe
bottomofthellerneck.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
ServicingtheWater
Separator
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Every400hours
Drainwaterorothercontaminantsfromwater
separator(Figure69)daily.
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter.
2.Loosenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canisterandopentheventonthetopofthe
canistermount.
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Figure69
1.Water-separator-ltercanister
3.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
4.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthe
mountingsurface.
5.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwith
cleanoil.
6.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsmountingsurface,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
7.Tightenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canisterandclosetheventonthetopofthe
canistermount.
ServicingtheEngineFuel
Filter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-lterhead
(Figure70).
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Figure70
1.Fuel-lterhead2.Fuellter
2.Removethelterandcleanthelter-head
mountingsurface(Figure70).
3.Lubricatetheltergasketwithcleanlubricating
engineoil.Refertotheengineoperator's
manual,includedwiththemachine,foradditional
information.
4.Installthedryltercanister,byhand,untilthe
gasketcontactsthelterhead,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
5.Starttheengineandcheckforfuelleaksaround
thelterhead.
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