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Fuel System
Maintenance
Emptying the Fuel Tank and
Cleaning the Fuel Filter
Service Interval: Yearly
Every 50 hours
Every 300 hours
The fuel filter (screen) element is located inside the fuel
tank. Clean the fuel filter element every 100 operating
hours or yearly.
1. Stop the engine and wait for it to cool down.
Note: Drain gasoline from a cold engine only.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Close the fuel valve (Figure 11).
4. Disconnect the fuel line by loosening the tube clamp
at the carburetor.
5. Open the fuel valve.
6. Drain the gasoline completely from the tank and fuel
line into an approved fuel container.
7. Remove the fuel tank from the mower.
8. Close the fuel valve.
9. Pour a small amount of fuel in the fuel tank, move
the fuel around in the tank, and pour it out into an
approved fuel container.
10. Install the fuel tank and fuel line.
11. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
Drive System
Maintenance
Adjusting the Self-propel Drive
Service Interval: Every 75 hours
If the mower does not self-propel or has a tendency to
creep forward when the traction control bar is more
than 1-1/2 inches (38 mm) from the handle, adjust the
self-propel drive.
1. If the mower does not self-propel, rotate the
transmission cable nuts clockwise 1/2 turn to tighten
the belt (Figure 25).
1. Transmission cable nuts
2. If the mower creeps forward, rotate the transmission
cable nuts 1/2 turn counterclockwise to loosen the
belt (Figure 25).
3. If the mower does not drive up slopes, you may
need to increase the belt tension by rotating the
transmission cable nuts clockwise.
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Figure 25
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