AddingFuel
•Forbestresults,useonlyclean,fresh(lessthan
30daysold),unleadedgasolinewithancetane
ratingof87orhigher((R+M)/2ratingmethod).
•Ethanol:Gasolinewithupto10%ethanol
(gasohol)or15%MTBE(methyltertiarybutyl
ether)byvolumeisacceptable.Ethanoland
MTBEarenotthesame.Gasolinewith15%
ethanol(E15)byvolumeisnotapprovedforuse.
Neverusegasolinethatcontainsmorethan
10%ethanolbyvolume,suchasE15(contains
15%ethanol),E20(contains20%ethanol),orE85
(containsupto85%ethanol).Usingunapproved
gasolinemaycauseperformanceproblemsand/or
enginedamagewhichmaynotbecoveredunder
warranty.
•Donotusegasolinecontainingmethanol.
•Donotstorefueleitherinthefueltankorfuel
containersoverthewinterunlessyouuseafuel
stabilizer.
•Donotaddoiltogasoline.
UsingStabilizer/Conditioner
Usefuelstabilizer/conditionerinthemachinetokeep
thefuelfreshlongerwhenusedasdirectedbythe
fuel-stabilizermanufacturer.
Important:Donotusefueladditivescontaining
methanolorethanol.
Addtheamountoffuelstabilizer/conditionertofresh
fuelasdirectedbythefuel-stabilizermanufacturer.
FillingtheFuelTank
Fuel-tankcapacity:25L(6.5USgallons).
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-tankcap.
2.Removethefuel-tankcap(Figure20).
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Figure20
1.Fuel-tankcap
3.Fillthetanktoapproximately25mm(1inch)
belowthebottomofthellerneck,andinstall
thecap.
Note:Donotoverllthefueltank.
4.Wipeupanyspilledfueltopreventarehazard.
BreakinginaNewMachine
ServiceInterval:Aftertherst100hours—Perform
theguidelinesforbreakinginanew
machine.
Performthefollowingtoprovideproperperformance
forthemachine:
•Ensurethatthebrakesareburnished;referto6
BurnishingtheBrakes(page14).
•Checktheuidandengine-oillevelsregularly.
Remainalertforsignsthatthemachineorits
componentsareoverheating.
•Afterstartingacoldengine,letitwarmupforabout
15secondsbeforeusingthemachine.
Note:Allowmoretimefortheenginetowarmup
whenoperatingincoldtemperatures.
•Varythemachinespeedduringoperation.Avoid
faststartsandquickstops.
•Abreak-inoilfortheengineisnotrequired.
Originalengineoilisthesametypespeciedfor
regularoilchanges.
•RefertoMaintenance(page32)foranyspecial,
low-hourchecks.
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