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Refueling
Read the safety instructions before refueling. The
machine has one fuel tank, just behind the seat. The
tank volume is 3 gallons (11.4 liters).
Make sure the fuel cap is properly tightened and the
cap gasket is not damaged.
The engine will run on a minimum of 85-octane
unleaded gasoline (no oil mix). Environmentally
adapted alkylate gasoline can be used. See also
Technical Data concerning ethanol fuel. Methanol fuel
is not allowed. Do not use E85 alcohol based fuel.
Damage to engine and components may occur.
WARNING!
Filltobottomofllerneck.Donot
overll.Wipeoffanyspilledoilorfuel.
Donotstore,spillorusegasolinenear
anopename.
WARNING!
Theengineandtheexhaustsystem,
becomeveryhotduringoperation.
Riskforburnsiftouched.
Allowengineandexhaustsystemto
coolatleasttwo(2)minutesbefore
refueling
WARNING!
Gasolineishighlyammable.Observe
cautionandllthetankoutdoors(see
thesafetyinstruction).
IMPORTANTINFORMATION
Experienceindicatesthatalcoholblended
fuels(calledgasohol,ethanolormethanol)
canattractmoisturewhichleadstoseparation
andformationofacidsduringstorage.Acidic
gascandamagethefuelsystemofanengine
whileinstorage.Toavoidengineproblems,
thefuelsystemshouldbeemptiedbefore
storageof30daysorlonger.Drainthegas
tank,starttheengineandletitrununtilthe
fuellinesandcarburetorareempty.Usefresh
fuelthenextseason.SeeStorageInstructions
foradditionalinformation.Neveruseengine
orcarburetorcleanersinthefueltankor
permanentdamagemayoccur.
8058-086
Fuel tank
ChokeControl
The choke control is used for cold starts in order to
provide the engine with a richer fuel mixture.
For cold starts the throttle should be pushed forward
to the choke position.
8077-007
Choke control