Adding Gasoline; To Start The Engine - Generac Power Systems 005738-0 Owner's Manual

Operation
Any attempt to crank or start the engine
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before it has been properly serviced with the
recommended oil may result in an engine
failure.
• Place generator on a level surface.
• Clean area around oil fill and remove oil fill cap and dipstick.
• Wipe dipstick clean.
• Slowly fill engine with oil through the oil fill opening until it
reaches the full mark. Stop filling occasionally to check oil level.
Be careful not to over fill.
• Install oil fill cap and finger tighten securely.
• Check engine oil level before starting each time thereafter.

2.7.2 ADDING GASOLINE

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Never fill fuel tank indoors. Avoid spilling
gasoline on hot engine. Never fill fuel tank
when engine is running or hot. Allow unit/
engine to cool entirely before adding fuel. DO
NOT light a cigarette or smoke when filling
the fuel tank. Gasoline is highly flammable
and its vapors are explosive.
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Do not overfill the fuel tank. Always leave
room for fuel expansion. If the fuel tank is
over-filled, fuel can over flow onto hot engine
and cause an explosion or fire.
• Use regular UNLEADED gasoline with the generator engine. Do
not use any gasoline with more than 10% ethanol added. Do not
use E85 gasoline. Do not mix oil with gasoline.
• Clean area around fuel fill cap, remove cap.
• Slowly add unleaded regular gasoline to fuel tank. Fill to bottom
of screen filter. Be careful not to overfill (Figure 9).
• Install fuel cap and wipe up any spilled gasoline.
Figure 9 - Fuel Tank
Fuel Tank
Fuel
8
DO NOT Fill Above Lip
IMPORTANT: It is important to prevent gum deposits from forming
in fuel system parts such as the carburetor, fuel hose or tank
during storage. Alcohol-blended fuels (called gasohol, ethanol
or methanol) can attract moisture, which leads to separation and
formation of acids during storage. Acidic gas can damage the fuel
system of an engine while in storage. To avoid engine problems,
the fuel system should be emptied before storage of 30 days or
longer. See the "Storage" section. Never use engine or carburetor
cleaner products in the fuel tank as permanent damage may occur.

2.8 TO START THE ENGINE

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Never start or stop engine with electrical
devices plugged into the receptacles AND
devices turned on.
• Unplug all electrical loads from the unit's receptacles before
starting the engine.
• Make sure the unit is in a level position.
• OPEN the Fuel Shut-off Valve (Figures 10 and 11).
Figure 10 - Fuel Shut-off Valve
Figure 11 - Fuel Shut-off