Club Car 2005 precendent, Maintenance And Service

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FUEL SYSTEM Fuel Tank
Page 14-18 2005 Precedent Gasoline Golf Car Maintenance and Service Manual
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FUEL TANK
See General Warnings, Section 1, Page 1-1.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The vehicle is equipped with a high impact plastic, 6.7 gallon (25.4 liter) fuel tank.
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WARNING
• If the fuel tank is damaged, replace it. Do not attempt to repair it. See the following tank
removal and disposal procedure.
CAUTION
• Add only unleaded fuel to the tank. Do not put oil in the fuel tank.
FUEL TANK REMOVAL
1. Place the Forward/Reverse handle in the NEUTRAL position and the neutral lockout cam in the MAIN-
TENANCE position.
2. Turn fuel shut-off valve to the closed (OFF) position and run the engine until fuel remaining in the car-
buretor, fuel pump, and fuel lines is used up and the engine stalls (Figure 14-12, Page 14-21) .
3. Turn the key switch to the OFF position and remove the key, place the Forward/Reverse handle in the
NEUTRAL position, and chock the wheels.
4. Disconnect the battery cables as instructed. See WARNING “To avoid unintentionally starting...” in
General Warnings, Section 1, Page 1-2.
5. Return the neutral lockout cam to the OPERATE position.
6. Loosen, but do not remove, the carburetor drain screw (11) and drain fuel remaining in the carburetor
bowl into an approved container (Figure 14-2, Page 14-4) . Retighten carburetor drain screw.
7. Using a siphon with a suction device, siphon all fuel out of the tank and into an approved container. See
following DANGER and WARNING .
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DANGER
• Gasoline – Flammable! Explosive! Do not smoke. Keep sparks and flames away from the
vehicle and service area. Service only in a well-ventilated area.
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WARNING
• Do not attempt to siphon fuel using a hose that does not have a built-in suction device.
• Do not attempt to siphon fuel using your mouth.
8. If vehicle is equipped with a fuel gauge, disconnect the black wire and orange wire from the fuel level
sending unit on the tank (Figure 14-11, Page 14-19) . Do not remove the lower nut on the center stud of
the sending unit. If vehicle is not equipped with a fuel level sending unit, disconnect black ground wire.
See following WARNING.