Fuel System
Maintenance
Emptying the Fuel Tank and
Cleaning the Fuel Filter
Service Interval:
Yearly
The fuel filter (screen) element is located inside the fuel
tank. Clean the fuel filter element yearly.
1. Stop the engine and wait for it to cool down.
Note:
Drain gasoline from a cold engine only.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Disconnect the fuel line by loosening the tube clamp
at the carburetor.
4. Open the fuel valve.
5. Drain the gasoline completely from the tank and fuel
line into an approved fuel container.
6. Remove the fuel tank from the mower.
7. Pour a small amount of fuel in the fuel tank, move
the fuel around in the tank, and pour it out into an
approved fuel container.
8. Install the fuel tank and fuel line; refer to Installing
the Fuel Tank and the Fuel Line.
Drive System
Maintenance
Adjusting the Self-propel Drive
If the mower does not self-propel or has a tendency to
creep forward when the control bar is more than 1-1/2
inches (3.8 cm) from the handle, adjust the self-propel
drive.
1. Loosen the nut that secures the turnbuckle
(Figure 28).
Figure 28
1.
Turnbuckle
3.
Cable
2.
Nut
4.
1-1/2 inches (3.8 cm)
2. Turn the turnbuckle until you remove the slack in
the exposed cable (Figure 28).
3. Tighten the nut.
Note:
To check the adjustment, slowly pull the
mower backward while you gradually move the
control bar toward the handle. The adjustment is
correct when the rear wheels stop turning and the
top of the control bar is about 1-1/2 inches (3.8 cm)
from the handle.
Servicing the Wheels
Removing the Wheels
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Figure 12).
3. Remove the bolt, the wheel spacer, and the locknut
mounting the wheel to the pivot arm (Figure 29).
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