WARNING
Fuel is harmful or fatal if swallowed.
Long-term exposure to vapors can cause
serious injury and illness.
•
Avoid prolonged breathing of vapors.
•
Keep your face away from the nozzle and
fuel tank or conditioner bottle opening.
•
Avoid contact with skin; wash off spills
with soap and water.
1.
Park the machine on a level surface and shut
off the engine.
2.
Allow the engine to cool.
3.
Clean around the fuel-tank cap and remove it
(
).
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Figure 20
1.
Fuel-tank cap
4.
Fill the tank with fuel until the level is just inside
the mesh filter basket.
Do not fill into the filler neck of the tank.
Important:
Do not fill the tank more above
the filler mesh because the fuel needs room
to expand.
5.
Install the fuel-tank cap securely.
6.
Wipe up any spilled fuel.
Opening and Closing the
Fuel-Shut-Off Valve
Control fuel flow to the engine with the fuel-shut-off
valve as follows:
•
To open the fuel valve, turn the fuel-shutoff valve
handle toward the recoil starter handle (
).
•
To shut the fuel valve, turn the fuel-shutoff valve
handle away from the recoil starter handle (
).
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Figure 21
1.
Turn the fuel valve lever to
the O
N
position
2.
Fuel valve lever in the O
FF
position
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