Operator's Manual

DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Beforeremovingthefueltankcap,makesure
thevehicleispositionedonalevelsurface.Open
fueltankcapslowly.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanygasoline
thatspills.
•Neverllthefueltankinsideanenclosedtrailer.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
gasolinetothefueltankuntilthelevelis25
mm(1inch)belowthebottomofthellerneck.
Thisemptyspaceinthetankallowsgasolineto
expand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwheregasoline
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedcontainerand
keepitoutofthereachofchildren.Neverbuy
morethana30-daysupplyofgasoline.
•Donotoperatewithoutentireexhaustsystemin
placeandinproperworkingcondition.
DANGER
Incertainconditionsduringfueling,static
electricitycanbereleasedcausingasparkwhich
canignitethegasolinevapors.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Alwaysplacegasolinecontainersontheground
awayfromyourvehiclebeforelling.
•Donotllgasolinecontainersinsideavehicleor
onatruckortrailerbedbecauseinteriorcarpets
orplastictruckbedlinersmayinsulatethe
containerandslowthelossofanystaticcharge.
•Whenpractical,removegas-poweredequipment
fromthetruckortrailerandrefueltheequipment
withitswheelsontheground.
•Ifthisisnotpossible,thenrefuelsuch
equipmentonatruckortrailerfromaportable
container,ratherthanfromagasolinedispenser
nozzle.
•Ifagasolinedispensernozzlemustbeused,
keepthenozzleincontactwiththerimofthe
fueltankorcontaineropeningatalltimesuntil
fuelingiscomplete.
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefueltankcap.
2.Removethefueltankcap(Figure15).
Figure15
1.Fueltankcap
3.Fillthetanktoaboutoneinchbelowthetopofthe
tank,(bottomofthellerneck),theninstallthecap.
Donotoverll.
4.Wipeupanyfuelthatmayhavespilledtopreventa
rehazard.
CheckingtheCoolingSystem
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Coolingsystemcapacity:3.7l(4qt)
Thecoolingsystemislledwitha50/50solutionofwater
andpermanentethyleneglycolantifreeze.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface.
CAUTION
Iftheenginehasbeenrunning,the
pressurized,hotcoolantcanescapeandcause
burns.
•Donotopentheradiatorcapwhenthe
engineisrunning.
•Allowtheenginetocoolatleast15minutes
oruntiltheradiatorcapiscoolenoughto
touchwithoutburningyourhand.
•Usearagwhenopeningtheradiatorcap,
andopenthecapslowlytoallowsteamto
escape.
2.Checkthecoolantlevelinsidethereservetank.The
coolantshouldbeuptothebottomofthellerneck
whentheengineiscold.
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