Figure 32
1. Side port of the carburetor
bowl
4.
Install the drain bolt into the side port of the
carburetor.
5.
Start the engine and run it until it runs out of fuel.
Drive System Maintenance
Checking the Tire Air Pressure
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
Yearly or before storage
1.
Shut off the engine, wait for all moving parts
to stop, and leave engine switch in the O
position.
2.
Measure the tire air pressure in the drive tires.
Important:
The tire air pressure should
measure 117 to 138 kPa (17 to 20 psi).
3.
Add air to or remove air from the drive tires until
you measure to 117 to 138 kPa (17 to 20 psi).
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2. Drain bolt
FF
Checking the Traction Cable
Adjustment
Service Interval: After the first 2 hours—Check
the traction cable adjustment and
correct it if necessary.
Yearly—Check the traction cable adjustment
and correct it if necessary.
Important:
If the machine does not drive in the
forward or reverse speeds or it drives when you
release the traction lever, adjust the traction cable;
refer to
Adjusting the Traction Cable (page
1.
Disengage the traction level.
2.
Check the clearance between the bottom of the
traction-cable bracket and the top plate of the
machine
(Figure
Note:
The traction-cable bracket should touch
the top plate.
3.
If the traction-cable bracket does not touch
the top plate, adjust the traction cable; refer to
Adjusting the Traction Cable (page
23
33).
Figure 33
24).
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