OPERATION
APPLICATIONS
Thisgeneratorisdesignedtosupplyelectricalpowerfor
operatingcompatibleelectricallighting,appliances,tools,
andmotorloads.
BEFOREOPERATINGTHEUNIT
fluidlevelsoraddingfluid.
DANGER:
Failuretoproperlygroundgeneratorcanresultin
electrocution,especiallyifthegeneratorisequippedwith
awheelkit.NationalElectricCoderequiresgenerator
tobeproperlygroundedtoanapprovedearthground.
Callanelectricianforlocalgroundingrequirements
WARNING:
Donotuseanyattachmentsoraccessoriesnot
recommendedbythemanufacturerofthisgenerator.
Theuseofattachmentsoraccessoriesnot
recommendedcanresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
CAUTION:
Attemptingtostarttheenginebeforeithasbeen
properlyfilledwithoilwillresultinequipmentfailure.
CHECKING/ADDINGOIL
Engineoilhasamajorinfluenceonengineperformance
andservicelife.Forgeneral,all-temperatureuse,SAE
10W-30isrecommended.Alwaysusea4-strokemotor
oilthatmeetsorexceedstherequirementsforAPIservice
classificationSJ.
NOTE:Non-detergentor2-strokeengineoilswilldam-
agetheengineandshouldnotbeused.
Unscrewtheoildipstickandremove.■
■
Wipedipstickcleanandreseatinhole.Donotrethread
■ Removedipstickagainandcheckoillevel.Oillevel
shouldfallwithinthehatchedareaonthedipstick.
Iflevelislow,addengineoiluntilthefluidlevelrises■
totheupperportionofthehatchedareaonthe
dipstick.
Replaceandsecurethedipstick.■
CHECKING/ADDINGFUEL
continuewiththenextstep.
Removethefueltankcap.■
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Fig. 8
NOTE:Alwaysuseunleadedgasolinewithapumpoctane
ratingof86orhigher.Neveruseold,stale,orcontaminated
gasoline,anddonotuseanoil/gasmixture.Donotallow
dirtorwatertoenterthefueltank.
OXYGENATEDFUELS
Someconventionalgasolinesareblendedwithalcoholoran
ethercompound.Thesegasolinesarecollectivelyreferred
toasoxygenatedfuels.Tomeetcleanairstandards,some
OILDIPSTICK
OILFILLHOLE
FUELTANKCAP
FUELLEVEL
GAUGE
FUELTANK
Full
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