Exmark Metro 21 Series - Manual (Page 33)

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6. Connect the wire to the spark plug
5.8 Cleaning the Blade Brake Clutch Shield
Service Interval: Clean at the end of each mowing season.
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 12 & 14).
3. Drain the gasoline form the fuel tank.
4. Tip the lawn mower onto its right side (air filter up).
WARNING
POTENTIAL HAZARD
♦ Tipping the lawn mower may cause the fuel to leak from
the carburetor or the fuel tank.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN
♦ Gasoline is extremely flammable, highly explosive, and
under certain conditions, can cause personal injury or
property damage.
HOW TO AVOID THE HAZARD
♦ Avoid fuel spills by running the engine dry or by
removing the gasoline with a hand pump; never siphon.
5. Remove the blade nuts, the anti-scalp cup, the accelerator, and the blade (Fig. 30).
6. Loosen the tabs that secure the BBC shield to the deck by loosening the nuts or the
bolts on the tabs (Fig. 30). Rotate the tabs 180° to move them out of the way.
7. Remove the BBC shield and brush or blow all the debris from under the shield and
around the BBC system.
8. Install the BBC shield. Rotate the tabs 180° back into position. Tighten the nuts to
the bolts on tabs to secure the BBC shield to the deck.
9. Install the blade, the accelerator, the anti-scalp cup, and the two blade nuts.
10. Turn the lawn mower upright.
11. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
5.9 Emptying the Fuel Tank and Cleaning the Fuel Filter (Kawasaki Units Only):
Service Interval: Clean the fuel filter element every 100 operating hours.
The fuel filter (screen) element is located inside the fuel tank.
1. Stop the engine and wait for it to cool down.
NOTE: Drain gasoline for a cold engine only.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug (Fig. 12 & 14).
3. Close the fuel valve (Fig. 3).
4. Disconnect the fuel line (Fig. 3) by loosening the tube clamp at the carburetor.
G0222
Tabs and Nuts
BBC Shield
Tab and Bolt
Figure 30