FuelSpecication
Petroleum
fuel
Useunleadedgasolinewithanoctaneratingof87
orhigher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
Useanunleaded-gasolineblendwithupto10%
ethanol(gasohol)or15%MTBE(methyltertiary
butylether)byvolumeisacceptable.Ethanoland
MTBEarenotthesame.
Ethanol
blended
fuel
Gasolinewith15%ethanol(E15)byvolumeis
notapprovedforuse.Neverusegasolinethat
containsmorethan10%ethanolbyvolume,such
asE15(contains15%ethanol),E20(contains
20%ethanol),orE85(containsupto85%
ethanol).Usingunapprovedgasolinemaycause
performanceproblemsand/orenginedamage
whichmaynotbecoveredunderwarranty.
Important:Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh
fuel(lessthan30daysold).
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessyouuseafuel
stabilizer.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
Using
Stabilizer/Conditioner
Useafuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachineto
providethefollowingbenets:
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addthecorrectamountoffuelstabilizer/conditioner
tothegasoline.
Note:Afuelstabilizer/conditionerismosteffective
whenmixedwithfreshgasoline.T ominimizethe
chanceofvarnishdepositsinthefuelsystem,always
usefuelstabilizer.
FillingtheFuelTank
Fueltankcapacity:22.7L(5USgallons)
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandshut
offtheengine.
2.Allowtheenginetocool.
3.Cleanaroundthefuel-tankcapandremoveit
(Figure15).
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Figure15
4.Fillthetankwithfuel(Figure15)tothebottom
ofthellerneck.Donotllintothellerneck
ofthetank.
Important:Donotllthetankmorethan
thebottomofthellerneckbecausethefuel
needsroomtoexpand.
5.Installthefuel-tankcapsecurely.
6.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
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