HUSTLER HPGH5500 Instruction Manual page 10

Battery Cable Connection (Electric Start Only)
NOTE: Battery not included. Reference engine manual for battery specifications and
installation instructions.
To connect the battery, you will need to connect the battery cables. (see below figure
for connection details):
1. Cut off cable ties securing battery cables and remove red covers from
battery terminals.
2. First, connect the red cable to the positive (+) battery terminal with the bolt
and nut.
3. Make sure connections are secure and slide rubber boot over the positive (+)
battery terminal and connection hardware.
4. Connect the black cable to the negative (-) battery terminal with the bolt and
nut supplied and slide rubber boot over the negative (-) battery terminal and
connection hardware.
5. Make sure all connections are secure.
Positive (+) terminal (red)
Emmission Information
The Environmental Protection Agency (and California Air Resource Board of
generators certified to CA standards) requires that this generator comply with
exhaust and evaporative emission standards. Locate the emissions compliance
decal on the engine to determine what standards the generator meets, and to
determine which warranty applies. This generator is certified to operate on gasoline.
The emission control system includes the following components (if equipped):
• Air Induction System
- Intake Pipe/Manifold
- Air Cleaner
• Fuel System
- Carburetor
- Fuel Tank/Cap
- Fuel lines
- Evaporative Vent Lines
- Carbon Canister
Negative (-) terminal (black)
• Ignition System
- Spark plug
- Ignition Module
• Exhaust System
- Exhaust Manifold
- Muffler
- Pulsed Air Valve
- Catalyst
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