FillingtheFuelTank
FuelTankCapacity:6.1L(1.6gallons)
RecommendedFuel:
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan
30daysold),unleadedgasolinewithanoctane
ratingof87orhigher(R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol
(gasohol)or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutyl
ether)byvolumeisacceptable.Ethanoland
MTBEarenotthesame.Gasolinewith15%
ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnotapprovedforuse.
Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmorethan10%
ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15(contains15%
ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),orE85
(containsupto85%ethanol).Usingunapproved
gasolinemaycauseperformanceproblemsand/or
enginedamagewhichmaynotbecoveredunder
warranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessafuelstabilizer
isused.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
ActivatingandCharging
theBattery
Useonlyelectrolyte(1.265specicgravity)toll
batteryinitially.
1.Cleanthetopofthebatteryandremovethevent
caps(Figure21).
Important:Donotaddelectrolytewhilethe
batteryisinthemachine.Youcouldspillit,
causingcorrosion.
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Figure21
1.Ventcaps
2.Carefullylleachcellwithelectrolyteuntilthe
platesarecoveredwithabout6mm(1/4inch)of
uid(Figure22).
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Figure22
1.Electrolyte
3.Allowapproximately20to30minutesforthe
electrolytetosoakintotheplates.Rellas
necessarytobringtheelectrolytetowithinabout
6mm(1/4inch)ofthebottomofthellwell
(Figure22).
WARNING
Chargingthebatteryproducesgasses
thatcanexplode.
Neversmokenearthebatteryandkeep
sparksandamesawayfrombattery.
4.Connecta3to4ampbatterychargertothe
batteryposts.Chargethebatteryatarateof
3to4ampsuntilthespecicgravityis1.250
orhigherandthetemperatureisatleast16
degreesC(60degreesF)withallcellsgassing
freely.
5.Whenthebatteryischarged,disconnectthe
chargerfromtheelectricaloutletandbattery
posts.
Note:Afterthebatteryhasbeenactivated,
addonlydistilledwatertoreplacenormalloss,
althoughmaintenance-freebatteriesshouldnot
requirewaterundernormaloperatingconditions.
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandlead
compounds,chemicalsknownto
theStateofCaliforniatocause
cancerandreproductiveharm.Wash
handsafterhandling.
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