Maintenance (continued)

50 hour maintenanceRemove and replace the fuel filter element.

■■Use a hooked wire to extract the fuel

filter from inside the fuel tank. Inspect

 

the fuel filter element. If it shows signs

 

of contamination, replace with a genu-

 

ine Shindaiwa replacement fuel filter

 

element.

 

■■Before reinstalling the new filter ele-

 

ment, inspect the condition of all the

 

fuel system components (fuel pick-up

 

line, fuel return line, tank vent line,

 

tank vent, fuel cap and fuel tank).

 

■■If damage, splitting or deterioration

Hooked wire

 

is noted, the unit should be removed

 

from service until it can be inspected

 

or repaired by a Shindaiwa-trained

 

service technician.

 

Fuel filter element

CAUTION!

Make sure you do not pierce the fuel line with the end of the hooked wire. The line is delicate and can be damaged easily.

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