Webb WEBC26 - Fueling and Fuel Mixture

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FUELING
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Fuel&itsvaporsareveryflammable.Donotuseorfuelthemachinenearaflame,sparksorwhilesmoking.
Allowtheenginetocoolformorethan3minutes,beforere-fueling.Neverfuelthemachinewiththeengine
running.Fueltheengineatleast3metresawayfromyourworkarea.Alwaysfuelyourmachineoutdoors.
FUELMIXTURE
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THEMACHINESHOULDUSEA40:1UNLEADEDPETROLTOTWOSTROKESYNTHETICORSEMISYNTHETICOIL
MIXTURERATIO.USEGOODQUALITYUNLEADEDFUELONLYWITHANOCTANEOF89ORABOVE.
Operatingtheenginewithinsufficientoilwithinyourfuelmixture,canhavecatastrophicconsequences.Any
failurecausedbyinsufficientoil,willnotbecoveredbythemanufacturer’swarranty.
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40:1FUELMIXTURERATIO
UnleadedPetrol
(litre)
TwoStrokeSyntheticor
Semi-SyntheticOil
(ml)
1
25
2
50
3
75
4
100
5
125
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Themixtureshouldbeshakenpriortoenteringthemachinefueltank.
Fuelwhichisolderthan30daysoldcanbecomestaleandcauseacid
&gumdepositsinthefuelsystemor
essentialcarburettorcomponents.Thiscouldresultinstartingissueswhichwouldnotbecoveredbyyour
manufacturer’swarranty.
Tokeepfuelfresh,werecommendyouuseSURE-STARTFUELADDITIVE(HP-199)fromHandyParts.Afuel
additiveaddedtoyourfuelatthetimeofmixture,willhelpmakeyourmachineeasiertostart,extendthe
shelflifeofyourfuelmixtureforuptotwoyears,keepsthecarburettor&engineclean,plusreducesemissions
andincreasesfueleconomy.A250mlbottleofSURE-STARTFUELADDITIVEwilltreat25litresoffuelmix
Onlyuse2-strokeaircooledengineoil.DONOTUSEautomotiveormarineoil.
ItisrecommendedthatyouuseaFuelMixingBottle,toensurethecorrectfuelmixtureisusedwithyour
machine.WerecommendHANDYPARTS–FUELMIXINGBOTTLE(HP-120).
IMPORTANT
Ensurethatanystoredpetrol/oilmixtureisclearlymarkedinaseparateappropriatecanisterfora
maximumof4-6weeksifnotmixedwithafueladditive.Ifthemachineisnotgoingtobeusedforalong
period,drainthemixturefromthefueltank,starttheengineanddrainthecarburetorofanyremainingfuel.
(SeeMaintenanceforfurtherinstruction).Disposeofanyunwanted2-strokemixtureatanauthorised
recyclingpoint.
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FUELINGTHEMACHINE
Placethemachineontoasolidflatsurface,ensuringtheengineisnotrunning.
Unscrewthefuelcapslowlyandfillthefueltankwithyourfuelmixturetoamaximumof80%capacity.This
willallowthefueltanktoexpand.Fastenthefuelcaptightly,beingcarefulnottocross-thread.Thiswillalso
preventlooseningthroughvibrationduringuse.Wipeawayanyspillage,withanappropriatematerial.
Ifthemachinehascontinuedleaks,theproductshouldnotbestarted.Neverusethemachinewithdamaged
ignitioncableorsparkplugcap,asthereisariskofsparks.