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Checking the Spark
Arrester
For Machines with a Spark
Arrester
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
WARNING
Hot exhaust-system components may ignite
fuel vapors even after you shut off the engine.
Hot particles exhausted during engine
operation may ignite flammable materials,
resulting in personal injury or property
damage.
Do not refuel or run the engine unless the
spark arrester is installed.
1.
Park the machine on a level surface, disengage
the PTO, and engage the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Wait for the muffler to cool.
4.
If you see any breaks in the screen or welds,
replace the arrester.
5.
If the screen is plugged, remove the arrester,
shake loose particles out of the arrester, and
clean the screen with a wire brush (soak the
screen in solvent if necessary).
6.
Install the arrester on the exhaust outlet.
Fuel System
Maintenance
Draining the Fuel Tank
You can drain the fuel tank by removing it and pouring
the fuel out of the fill neck; refer to
Tank (page
35). You can also drain the fuel tank by
using a siphon in the following procedure.
DANGER
In certain conditions, fuel is extremely
flammable and highly explosive. A fire or
explosion from fuel can burn you and others
and can damage property.
• Drain fuel from the fuel tank when the
engine is cold. Do this outdoors in an open
area. Wipe up any fuel that spills.
• Never smoke when draining fuel, and stay
away from an open flame, or where a spark
may ignite the fuel fumes.
1.
Disengage the PTO, move the motion-control
levers to the N
engage the parking brake.
2.
Shut off the engine, remove the key, and wait
for all moving parts to stop before leaving the
operating position.
3.
Clean around the fuel cap to prevent debris from
getting into the fuel tank
4.
Remove the fuel cap.
5.
Insert a syphon pump into the fuel tank.
6.
Using the syphon pump, drain the fuel into a fuel
container.
7.
Wipe up any spilled fuel.
1. Fuel cap
34
Removing the Fuel
-
position, and
EUTRAL
LOCK
(Figure
46).
Figure 46
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