CleaningtheEngineScreen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily(Clean
morefrequentlyindirtyoperating
conditions.)
Beforeeachuse,checkandcleantheenginescreen.
Removeanybuildupofgrass,dirt,orotherdebris
fromtheengineairintakescreen.
FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,fuelandfuelvapors
arehighlyammableandexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcancausepropertydamage.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineisoffandiscold.Wipeup
anyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm
(1inch)belowthetopofthetank,notthe
llerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereaspark
mayignitefuelfumes.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Important:Neverinstalladirtylterifitis
removedfromthefuelline.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenancereferto
PreparingtheMachineforMaintenance(page
65).
2.Closethefuel-shutoffvalve(Figure166).
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