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The blades are disengaged.
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The motion control levers are in the park position.
The safety interlock
system also is designed
to stop the
engine whenever
the control
levers are out of the park
position
and you rise from the seat.
Before Starting
Recommended
Fuel
Use UNLEADED
Regular Gasoline suitable for
automotive use (87 pump octane minimum).
Leaded
regular gasoline may be used if unleaded regular is not
available.
Important:
Never
use methanol,
gasoline
containing
methanol,
or gasohol
containing
more
than 10 percent
ethanol
because
the fuel system
could
be damaged.
Do not mix oil with gasoline.
Using Stabilizer/Conditioner
Use a fuel stabilizer/conditioner
in the machine
to
provide
the following
benefits:
•
Keeps
gasoline
fresh during
storage
of 30 days or
less. For longer
storage
it is recommended
that the
fuel tank be drained.
•
(;leans
the engine while it runs.
•
Eliminates gum-like varnish buildup in the fuel
system, which causes hard starting.
Add the correct
amount
of gas stabilizer/conditioner
to the gas.
Note:
A fuel stabilizer/conditioner
is most effective
when
mixed with fresh gasoline.
To minimize
the
chance of varnish
deposits
in the fuel system,
use fuel
stabilizer
at all times.
Filling the Fuel Tank
Make sure the engine
is shut off and the motion
controls
are in the park position.
Tank maximum
capacity
is 2.9 gallons.
Important:
Do Not
overfill
fuel tank.
Fill the
fuel tank
to the bottom
of the filler neck.
The
empty
space
in the tank allows
the fuel to expand.
Overfilling
may result
in fuel leakage
or damage
to
the engine
or emission
system.
1. (;lean around the fuel tank cap and remove the cap.
Note:
You can use the fuel window
to veri_
the presence
of gasoline
before
filling the tank
(Figure
10).
Slowly
add regular,
unleaded
gasoline
until the fuel
reaches
the base of the filler neck (Figure
i0).
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1,
2.
3.
6
Fuel tank cap
Fill opening
Filler neck
5
Figure 10
4.
5,
1
2
4
Base of filler neck, DO
NOT FILL PAST HERE
Fuel window
Gasoline/Alcohol
blends
Gasohol
(up to 10 percent
ethyl alcohol,
90 percent
unleaded
gasoline
by volume)
is approved
for fuel use
by the engine
manufacturer.
Other
gasoline/alcohol
blends,
such as E85, are not approved.
Gasoline/Ether
blends
Methyl Tertiary
Butyl Ether
(MTBE)
and unleaded
gasoline
blends
(up to a maximum
of i5 percent
MTBE
by volume)
are approved
for fuel use by the engine
manufacturer.
Other
gasoline/ether
blends
are not
approved.
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