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1. GENERALINFORMATION
GeneralSafety
Carbonmonoxide
If youmust runyourengine,ensurethe placeis
wellventilated.Neverrun yourengine inaclosed
area. Runyourengineinan openarea,ifyouhave
torunyourengine inaclosed area,be suretouse
anextractor.
Caution
Exhaustcontainstoxicgaswhichmaycauseone
toloseconsciousnessandeven resultindeath.
Gasoline
Gasolineisalowignition pointand explosive
material.Workinawell-ventilated place, noflame
orsparkshouldbeallowed inthe workplaceor
wheregasolineisbeingstored.
Caution
Gasolineishighlyflammable,and mayexplode
undersomeconditions,keep itawayfrom
children.
Usedengineoil
Caution
Prolonged contact withused engine oil (or
transmissionoil)maycauseskincanceralthoughit
mightnot beverified.
Werecommend thatyouwashyourhandswith
soap and waterrightaftercontacting.Keepthe
used oil beyondreachofchildren.
Hotcomponents
Caution
Componentsoftheengineand exhaust system
can becomeextremelyhotafterenginerunning.
Theyremainveryhotevenaftertheenginehas
beenstoppedforsometime. Whenperforming
serviceworkontheseparts, wearinsulated
glovesandwaituntil cooling off.
Battery
Caution
•
Batteryemitsexplosivegases;flameisstrictly
prohibited. Keepstheplacewell ventilated
when chargingthe battery.
•
Batterycontainssulfuricacid(electrolyte)
whichcan causeseriousburnssobe careful
donotbesprayon youreyesorskin.If you
get batteryacidonyourskin,flushit off
immediatelywithwater.Ifyougetbatteryacid
inyoureyes,flushit offimmediatelywithwater
andthengotohospitaltosee an
ophthalmologist.
•
If youswallowitbymistake, drinkalotof
waterormilk,andtakesomelaxativesuchas
castoroilorvegetableoil and thengo toseea
doctor.
•
Keepelectrolytebeyondreachofchildren.
Brake shoe
Donot usean airhoseoradrybrushtoclean
componentsofthebrakesystem; useavacuum
cleanerorthe equivalenttoavoiddustflying.
Caution
Inhalingbrakeshoe orpadashmaycause
disordersandcancerofthe breathingsystem
Brake fluid
Caution
Spillingbrakefluidon painted,plastic,orrubber
partsmaycausedamage totheparts.Placea
clean towelonthe above-mentioned partsfor
protectionwhen servicingthebrakesystem.
Keepthebrakefluidbeyond reachofchildren.
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