SERVICING THE FUEL FILTER
WARNING: Do not service the fuel filter when tractor is hot or near any source of ignition. Allow the tractor to cool.
The tractor is equipped with an
Diesel fuel is a toxic substance. Dispose of in an environmentally safe manner. Contact your area EPA office for proper disposal methods and recycling center locations.
Draining The Fuel Filter
The fuel filter is equipped with a valve to drain condensate (water) that has separated from the diesel fuel and settled at the bottom of the filter.
Drain the filter as needed, or after every 100 hours of operation (Refer to Figure 57).
•Stop the engine and place a suitable container beneath the filter drain valve. See Figure 57.
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Figure 57
•Turn the filter drain counterclockwise to open. Allow the water at the bottom of the filter to drain until only pure diesel fuel drains from the valve. See Figure 57.
•Turn the filter drain clockwise to close. Refer to Figure 57.
•Slowly turn the air bleed knob counterclock- wise until fuel begins to seeps out around the bleed knob. Turn the air bleed knob clockwise to close. Refer to Figure 58.
Changing The Fuel Filter
Replace the fuel filter cartridge after every 400 hours of operation.
NOTE: There is no shut off valve in the fuel system. To stop the flow of fuel while replacing the filter, it will be necessary to carefully clamp the fuel line between the fuel tank and the filter.
•Place a suitable container beneath the filter drain.
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FUEL
LINE
FILTER
CARTRIDGE LOCK/
FILTER UNLOCK
DRAIN ICONS
Figure 58
•Clamp the fuel line just to the rear of the fuel filter. See Figure 58.
•Open the filter drain and drain the filter into the container below. Close the filter drain.
•Turn the filter approximately 1/4 turn counter- clockwise (as viewed from bottom) to align the unlock icons. Refer to Figure 58.
•Pull the filter cartridge straight downward to remove from the filter body.
•Align the unlock icons of the new filter cartridge and filter body, and push the new filter cartridge fully up into the filter body.
•Turn the new filter cartridge approximately 1/4 turn clockwise to lock. NOTE: The lock icons on the body and cartridge should be aligned or nearly aligned.
•Remove the clamp from the fuel line. The filter should begin to fill will diesel fuel.
•Slowly turn the air bleed knob counterclockwise until fuel begins to seeps out around the bleed knob. Turn the air bleed knob clockwise to close. Refer to Figure 58.
•Remove the catch container and properly dispose of the diesel fuel.
•Start and run the tractor’s engine for a short period to fully bleed any residual air from the filter, fuel lines, and injection pump.
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