Maintenance
Important: Operating the engine with a blocked grass screen, dirty or plugged cooling fins, and/or cooling shrouds removed, will cause engine damage due to overheating.
Fuel System Maintenance
Replacing the Fuel Filter
Service Interval: Every 100 hours/Yearly (whichever comes first)
DANGER
In certain conditions, gasoline is extremely flammable and highly explosive. A fire or explosion from gasoline can burn you and others and can damage property.
•Perform any fuel related maintenance when the engine is cold. Do this outdoors in an open area. Wipe up any gasoline that spills.
•Never smoke when draining gasoline, and stay away from an open flame or where a spark may ignite the gasoline fumes.
Never install a dirty filter if it is removed from the fuel line.
1.Park the machine on a level surface and disengage the blade control switch.
2.Move the motion control levers outward to the neutral position, engage parking brake, stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all moving parts to stop before leaving the operating position.
3.The fuel filter is in the fuel line between the tank and engine.
Figure 33
1. | Fuel tank | 6. | Hose clamps |
2. | Fuel shut off | 7. | Fuel line to engine |
3. | Fuel shut off valve | 8. | Filter |
4. | Fuel shut off | 9. | Flow direction arrow |
5.Fuel line from tank
4.Turn fuel shut off valve 90° to “off ” position.
5.Squeeze the ends of the hose clamps together and slide them away from the filter (Figure 33).
6.Remove the filter from the fuel lines.
7.Install a new filter with the flow direction arrow coming from the fuel tank and pointing to the engine. Move the hose clamps close to the filter (Figure 33) to secure it in place.
8.Turn fuel shut off valve back to “on” position.
Electrical System
Maintenance
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition 65 Warning
Battery posts, terminals, and related accessories contain lead and lead compounds, chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
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