APRILIA pegaso 650 i.e. Service Manual page 51

Pegaso 650 I.E.
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Carefully read 1.2.1 (FUEL).
Fuel pipes:
For the maintenance intervals, see 2.1.1 (REGULAR
SERVICE INTERVALS CHART).
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WARNING
Risk of fire.
Wait until the engine and exhaust silencer have com-
pletely cooled down.
Fuel vapours are noxious for your health.
Before proceeding, make sure that the room in which
you are working is properly ventilated.
Do not inhale fuel vapours.
Do not smoke and do not use naked flames.
Do not dispose of fuel in the environment.
N
Stop the engine and wait until it has cooled down.
N
Remove the fuel tank, see 7.1.1 (REMOVAL OF THE
FUEL TANK).
NOTE
Position the fuel tank with the filler cap facing
upwards.
N
Prepare a container with capacity exceeding the fuel
quantity present in the tank and put it on the ground on
the left side of the vehicle.
NOTE
Prepare a pipe complete with rapid male cou-
pling.
N
Place the free end of the pipe inside the container pre-
pared beforehand.
N
Insert the male quick-release coupling of the delivery
pipe all the way into the quick-release receptacle (1).
The petrol starts draining out immediately.
N
Open the tank cap (2).
N
Wait until all the petrol has drained out of the tank.
Once all the petrol has drained out:
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Disconnect the pipe that was previously connected.
N
Put back the fuel tank, see 7.1.1 (REMOVAL OF THE
FUEL TANK).
N
Close the tank cap again.
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