Pre-‐Operating
I nstructions:
G enerator
S etup
CAUTION:
A ny
a ttempt
t o
s tart
t he
g enerator
b efore
i t
h as
b een
p roperly
s erviced
m ay
result
i n
e ngine
f ailure
a nd
v oid
w arranty.
Fuel
a nd
i ts
v apors
a re
e xtremely
f lammable
a nd
e xplosive.
Fire
o r
e xplosion
c an
c ause
s evere
b urns
o r
d eath.
WHEN
A DDING
F UEL
Turn
g enerator
o ff
a nd
l et
i t
c ool
f or
a
m inimum
o f
t hree
m inutes
b efore
r emoving
f uel
c ap.
T urn
a nd
r emove
c ap
s lowly
•
in
o rder
t o
r elieve
r esidual
t ank
p ressure.
Always
f ill
t he
f uel
t ank
w ith
t he
u nit
o utdoors.
•
DO
N OT
o verfill
t ank.
A llow
r oom
f or
f uel
e xpansion.
•
Keep
f uel
a way
f rom
s parks,
o pen
f lames,
h eat,
p ilot
l ights,
a nd
o ther
i gnition
s ources.
•
ADD
F UEL:
R efer
t o
C ontrols
a nd
F eatures
s ection
f or
d iagrams.
1. Clean
a rea
a round
f uel
c ap,
t hen
r emove
f uel
c ap.
2. Pour
f resh,
c lean
r egular
a utomotive
g rade
u nleaded
f uel
w ith
a
m inimum
octane
r ating
o f
8 5
i nto
f uel
t ank.
D o
N OT
m ix
f uel
w ith
o il.
F uel
m ust
h ave
ethanol
b lend
o f
1 5%
o r
l ess.
P ay
c lose
a ttention
t o
t he
s torage
r equirements
o f
these
f uels.
D o
N OT
o verfill
f uel
t ank.
3. Install
t he
f uel
c ap.
R otate
t he
f uel
c ap
c lockwise
u ntil
i t
i s
i n
i ts
l ocked
p osition.
Wipe
a way
a ny
s pilled
f uel.
CAUTION:
A lcohol-‐blended
f uels
( gasohol,
e thanol,
o r
m ethanol)
w ill
a ttract
m oisture,
which
l eads
t o
s eparation
a nd
f ormation
o f
a cids
d uring
s torage.
A cidic
g as
c an
d amage
the
f uel
s ystem
o f
a n
e ngine
w hile
i n
s torage.
T o
a void
e ngine
p roblems,
t he
f uel
system
s hould
b e
t reated
w ith
a
f uel
s tabilizer
o r
d rained
i f
t he
g enerator
w ill
n ot
b e
started
f or
t hirty
( 30)
d ays.
I f
u sing
a
f uel
s tabilizer,
f ollow
t he
m anufacture's
recommended
i nstructions
f or
u se.
A lways
u se
s tabilizer
w ith
a
f ull
t ank
o f
g asoline.
Always
d rain
o ld
f uel
a nd
u se
f resh
f uel
b efore
n ext
u se.
I f
y ou
d o
n ot
u se
a
f uel
stabilizer,
t he
f uel
s ystem
m ust
b e
d rained
a nd
c leaned.
D rain
t he
f uel
t ank
a nd
s tart
the
e ngine,
a llowing
i t
t o
r un
u ntil
a ll
f uel
l ines
a nd
c arburetor
a re
d rained
o f
f uel.
Before
r estarting
t he
c arburetor.
F loat
b owl
m ust
b e
r emoved
a nd
c leaned
o f
a ny
debris.
NEVER
u se
c hemical
s olvents
o r
c leaners
i n
t he
f uel
t ank
f or
d amage
m ay
o ccur.
WARNING!
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P ower
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