Important:Overllingtheenginewithoilmay
causedamagetotheengine.
8.Installtheoilllercapintothellerneckandthe
dipstickintothedipsticktube(Figure59).
9.Starttheengineandcheckforoilleaks.
10.Shutofftheengine,wait2to3minutes,removethe
dipstick,andchecktheoillevelintheengine.
Note:Ifneeded,removetheoilllercap,addthe
speciedoiltobringtheoilleveltothefullmarkon
thedipstick,andinstalltheoilllercap.
11.Installthedipstick,engineheatshield,andtilttheseats
down;referto(page).
CheckingthePCVValve
ServiceInterval:Every1,000hours
1.Tiltthedriver’sseatforwardandaligntheproprod
intothedetentintheproprodguideslot.
2.RemovethePCVvalvefromthettingofthevalve
cover(Figure60).
Note:DonotseparatethehosefromthePCVvalve.
Figure60
1.Frontofthemachine3.PCVvalve
2.Hose(crankcase
ventilation)
4.Valvecovertting
3.ShakethePCVvalve.
Note:Iftheinternalrestrictorofthevalverattles,
thePCVvalveisservicable;Iftheinternalrestrictoris
notfreetorattlewhenshaken,replacethePCVvalve
(Figure60).
4.InsertthePCVvalveuntilitisfullyseatedintheseal
forthevalvecovertting(Figure60).
5.Lowerthedriver’sseat.
FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,fuelandfuelvaporsare
highlyammableandexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromfuelcanburnyouandothersandcancause
propertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthetankoutdoors,inan
openarea,whentheengineisoffandiscold.
Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Addfuel
tothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm(1inch)
belowthebottomofthellerneck.Thisempty
spaceinthetankallowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedfuel
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
CheckingtheFuelLineand
Connections
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst50hours
Every400hours/Yearly(whichevercomesrst)
Inspectthelinesandconnectionsfordeterioration,damage,
orlooseconnections.
Note:Ifyoundanyfuelleaks,repairthefuelcomponent(s)
beforeoperatingthemachine.
ServicingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
RemovingtheFuelPumpandSending
Unit
1.Settheparkingbrake,stopthepump,stoptheengine,
andremovethekeyfromthestarterswitch.
2.Atthefueltank,removethe4screws(#10x3/4inch)
thatsecurethecovertothetopofthefueltank,and
removethecover(Figure61).
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