Scotts S2048, S2554 manual Filling Fuel Tank, Using Fresh Fuel and Stabilizers

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SERVICE MISCELLANEOUS

Using Fresh Fuel and Stabilizers

The best thing you can do to ensure peak performance of your engine is to use “fresh” fuel. Your tractor’s engine will perform well with most good-quality fresh fuels regardless of additives. Any fuel will begin to deteriorate and evaporate over time and begin to form gum and varnish deposits in the fuel system. Help to avoid this by buying only enough fuel to last approximately 30 days or add fuel stabilizer immediately.

Adding a fuel stabilizer to the fuel system is recommended any time the tractor will not be operated for more than 60 days. Varnish deposits may build up in the carburetor in as little as a few weeks by using stale, oxygenated fuel.

No stabilizer will work with “stale” fuel, any fuel that is more than 30 days old. (See Preparing Engine For Storage in the Storing Machine section for information on adding stabilizer to the fuel.)

Filling Fuel Tank

IMPORTANT: Dirt and water in fuel are major causes of engine performance problems. Prevent dirt and debris from entering the fuel tank when filling.

Fill the tank at the end of each day’s operation to help keep condensation out of the fuel tank.

Fuel tank capacity: 11 L (3.0 gal)

1.STOP engine. If engine is hot let it cool several minutes before you add fuel.

2.Remove grass clippings and other trash from tank area.

3.Lift seat and remove fuel tank cap (A).

4.Fill tank with fresh fuel only to bottom of filler neck.

5.Install fuel tank cap and lower seat.

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