Craftsman T1400 247.203733 Operator's Manual page 18

Maintenence
Beforeperforming anymaintenanceor repairs,disengagePTO, m oveshift I
Ileverintoneutral position, s et parking brake,stop engine andremovekeyto I
Lpreventunintendedstarting, j
Used oil isa hazardouswaste product. D ispose o f usedoil properly. D onot
discardwith householdwaste. Check w ith yourlocalauthorities or or contact
1-888-331-4569 f or a listof safedisposal/recyclingfacilities.
FuelFilter
Engine
Referto the Engine Operator/Owner Manual f orenginemaintenance i nstructions.
Check e ngineoil levelbeforeeachuseasinstructed in the Engine Operator/Owner
Manual p acked with yourunit. Followthe instructions carefully.
Changing Engine
Oil
Theengineoil shouldbechanged inthe first 5 hoursandthenevery50 hoursor
onceaseason. T ochange the engineoil, proceed asfollows:
I. WithengineOFF but stillwarm,disconnect sparkplug wireandkeepit away
fromsparkplug.
2. Remove t he oii fill cap/dipstick from the oii fill tube.See Figure 10.
Dipstick
Oil Drain
Valve
Oil Drain
Sleeve
Figure 10
3. Turnthe steeringwheelall the wayto the rightto betterexpose thedrain
plug.
4. Clipthe oil drainsleeve (packed withthismanual) o ntothe oil drainport.
Routethe opposite endof the sleeve into anappropriate oil collection
container w itha capacity greatenough to collectthe usedoil.
5. Remove t he oil drainplug,Theoil will beginto drainout ofthe engine.
6. Afterthe oil hasfinisheddraining,replace the oil drainplugandtighten.Be
careful n ot to overtighten.
Remove t he oil drainsleeve andstorefor lateruse.
7.
8.
Refillthe enginewith newmotoroil asinstructed in the Engine Operator's
Manual i ncluded with thistractor.
Gasolineand itsvapors are extremely flammable andexplosive.Fireor
explosioncancausesevereburnsor death.
Keep gasoline awayfromsparks, o penflames,pilotlights,heat,andother
ignitionsources.
Check f uel lines,tank,cap,andfittings frequentlyforcracks or leaks.Replace
if necessary.
Before replacingthefuel filter,drainthe fueltank asperthe instructions
below.
Donot drainfuel whenthe engineishot.Allowthe engineadequate time to
cool.Drainfuel intoanapproved container o utdoors, a wayfrom openflame.
Drainanylargevolume of fuelfrom the tank bydisconnecting thefuel line
from the in-linefuelfilter nearthe engine.
Remove t he fuellinefrom the In-lineside(sidetowardsthe fueltank)of the
fuel filter.
Replacement partsmustbethe sameandinstalledinthe samepositionas
the originalparts.
Iffuel spills,waituntil it evaporates b efore startingengine.
Before replacingthefuel filter,drainthe fueltank.Otherwise, fuel canleak
out andcause afire or explosion.
To Drain the fuel:
1. Locate t he fuelfilter,whichisroutedonthe leftsideofthe engine between
the fueltankandthecarburetor, andmaybeattached to theenginewithatie
strap.Cut t he tiestrap,ifpresent, t henpinchthein-line clamponthe fuelfilter
with apairofpliers,slidethe clampupthefuel line.Pullthefuellinefreefrom
the filter andplace theopenendofthe lineinto anapproved c ontainer t o drain
the fuel.
To change the fuel filter:
1. Use pliersto squeeze the tabson theotherclamp(theout-linesideof the
fuel filter), thenslidetheclampawayfromthe fuel filter.Twistandpullthe
fuel lineoffofthe fuel filter.SeeFigure 11.
Clamp
Fuel
Line
Tab
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Figure 11
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