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WARNING
Before transporting your vehicle, you
must empty the fuel tank and drain the
carburetors completely, ensuring that
both are completely dry.
While your vehicle is being transported,
it must be kept in a vertical position,
firmly tied down, and with the wheels
blocked.
Transport your vehicle in neutral gear
only.
Failure to heed this warning could
cause serious damage to the transmis-
sion due to vibration of the transport
truck.
WARNING
Never attempt to tow your vehicle with
another vehicle.
Carefully read p. 35 (FUEL) and p. 61
(MAINTENANCE).
WARNING
Risk of fire.
Wait until the engine and the exhaust si-
lencer have completely cooled down.
Fuel vapours are noxious for your
health.
Before proceeding, make sure that the
room in which you are working is prop-
erly ventilated.
Do not inhale fuel vapours.
Do not smoke or allow open flames near
the vehicle while you are draining the
fuel.
DISPOSE OF UNWANTED FUEL PROP-
ERLY.
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Place the vehicle on the center stand.
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Stop the engine and wait until it has
cooled down.
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Prepare a container with capacity ex-
ceeding the fuel quantity present in the
tank and put it on the ground on the left
side of the vehicle.
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Open the fuel filler cap, see p. 35 (FU-
EL).
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Empty the fuel tank by means of a manu-
al pump or a similar system.
WARNING
After draining the fuel tank, correctly
close the fuel filler cap.
To drain the carburetors completely,
proceed as follows:
NOTE
This vehicle is equipped with two
carburetors. Both carburetor float cham-
bers must be completely drained.
NOTE
To drain the carburetor float
chamber, get a flexible pipe (1) with inner
diameter Ø 0.16 in (Ø 4 mm) and lenght
11.81 in (300 mm).
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Introduce a flexible pipe (1) into the
draining union of the chamber (2).
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Put the free end of the flexible pipe (1)
into the container.
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Move the fuel valve (3) to reserve posi-
tion "RES".
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Working through the hole (4) positioned
on left side of the frame, open the carbu-
retor outlet by loosening the drain screw
(5) positioned under the float chamber.
When all the fuel has flowed out of the car-
buretor:
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Tighten the drain screw (5) completely.
WARNING
Tighten the drain screw (5) with care, to
avoid fuel leakages from the carburetor
during the refueling. Do not overtighten
the drain screws.
Do not hesitate to contact your Local
Dealer for help.
use and maintenance Pegaso 650
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97
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