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08nCa ta lyt ic c o n ve rt e r
The c a ta lytic c onve rte r re d uc e s ha rm ful > Avo id o th e r s itu a tio ns in w hic h th e
Be s ure to c om p ly w ith th e in -
s tru c tio ns a b ove to p re ve nt u n-
e xh a us t e m is s ions , a nd is d e s igne d fo r
us e w ith u nle a d e d fu e l o nly. Eve n
m inute q ua ntitie s o f le a d w ould b e
e nough to p e rm a ne ntly d a m a ge b oth
th e c a ta lytic c onve rte r a nd th e s ys te m
oxyg e n s e ns or.
fue l is n ot b urn e d o r b urn s in c om -
p le te ly s uc h a s fre q ue nt o r e xte nd e d b urn e d fu e l fro m re a c hing th e c a ta lytic
s ta rte r e nga ge m e nt o r re p e a te d s ta rt c onve rte r. O th e rw is e , th e c a ta lytic c on-
a tte m p ts in w hic h th e e ngine d oe s
not s ta rt. S to p p ing a nd re s ta rtin g a n
e ngine w hic h is ru nning p ro p e rly
d oe s n ot p re s e nt a p ro b le m . Ne ve r
a llow th e e ngine to ru n w ith a ny o f
th e s p a rk p lug c a b le s d is c onne c te d .
ve rte r c ould re s p ond b y o ve rh e a tin g,
le a d ing to s e rio us d a m a ge .
Extre m e te m p e ra tu re s o c c ur a t th e c a t-
a lytic c onve rte r o n th is a nd e ve ry c a ta -
lys t- e q uip p e d ve hic le . He a t s hie ld s a re
ins ta lle d a d ja c e nt to s om e s e c tio ns o f
th e e xh a us t s ys te m . Ne ve r re m ove
th e s e s hie ld s ; d o n ot a p p ly u nd e rc oa t-
ing to th e ir s urfa c e s . Wh e n d rivin g,
s ta nd ing a t id le o r w he n p a rkin g, ta ke
p re c a utio ns to a vo id c onta c t b e tw e e n
th e h ot e xh a us t s ys te m a nd e a s ily fla m -
m a b le m a te ria ls (g ra s s , h a y o r le a ve s ,
for e xa m p le ). S uc h c onta c t c ould le a d
to a fire , re s ulting in s e rio us p e rs ona l in-
jury a nd p ro p e rty d a m a ge .<
To e ns ure e ffic ie nt, tro ub le -fre e e ngine
op e ra tio n a nd a vo id p ote ntia l d a m a ge :
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Be s ure to c om p ly w ith th e s c he d ule d
m a inte na nc e re q uire m e nts .
Fill th e fu e l ta nk w e ll b e fore it is
e m p ty.
Do n ot a tte m p t to s ta rt th e e ngine b y
to w-s ta rtin g. If yo u d o s o, u nb urn e d
ga s oline in th e c a ta lytic c onve rte r
c ould ig nite a nd c a us e s e ve re d a m -
a ge . If yo u h a ve s ta rtin g p ro b le m s ,
s ta rt th e e ngine w ith a n o uts id e s ta rt-
ing a id o nly. R e fe r to p a ge 1 58.
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