Cleaning the Blower Housing (continued)
Operating the engine with dirty or plugged cooling fins and/or cooling shrouds
removed causes engine damage due to overheating.
Fuel System Maintenance
Cleaning the Sediment Cup
1. Move the fuel valve to the O
2. Remove the fuel sediment
.
3. Wash the sediment cup and O-ring in
nonflammable solvent, and dry them
thoroughly.
4. Place the O-ring in the fuel valve, and install
the sediment cup.
5. Tighten the sediment cup securely.
Replacing the Fuel Filter
1. Park the machine on a level surface, shut off
the engine, engage the parking brake, and
allow the engine to cool.
2. Rotate the lever for the tank-shutoff valve
forward and up to the O
3. Start the engine and run the machine until the
engine shuts off.
4. Rotate the engine switch
S
position, and allow the engine to cool.
TOP
5. Remove the spark-plug wire.
Maintenance: Fuel System Maintenance
IMPORTANT
position
.
FF
cup and O-ring
position.
FF
clockwise to the
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