Toro 03678 - Changing the Fuel-Water Separator Filter; Draining and Cleaning the Fuel Tank; Cleaning the Fuel-Intake Screen

ChangingtheFuel-Water
SeparatorFilter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
1.Drainthefuel-waterseparator;refertosteps1
through4inDrainingtheFuel-WaterSeparator
(page47).
2.Cleanthefuel-waterseparatorlterandlter
head(Figure82).
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Figure82
1.Filterhead
2.Fuel-waterseparatorlter
3.Removetheseparatorlterfromthelterhead.
4.Cleanthelter-mountingsurfaceofthelter
head.
5.Applyacoatofcleanfueltothegasketofthe
newseparatorlter.
6.Threadtheseparatorlterintothelterhead
untilthegasketcontactsmountingsurface,then
rotatethelteranadditional1/2turn.
7.Checkthatthedrainvalveatthebottomofthe
fuel-waterseparatorlterisclosed.
8.Starttheengineandcheckforfuelleaksaround
theseparatorlterandlterhead.
9.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,closeand
latchthehood;refertoClosingtheHood(page
40).
DrainingandCleaningthe
FuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
Beforestorage
Drainandcleanthefueltankifthefuelsystem
becomescontaminatedorifthemachineistobe
storedforanextendedperiod.Usecleanfueltoush
outthetank.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page40).
2.Alignadraincontainerunderthedrainvalveat
thebottomofthefueltank(Figure83).
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Figure83
1.Drainvalve(bottomofthefueltank)
3.Openthedrainvalveandallowthefueltodrain.
4.Ifneeded,addcleanfueltothefueltanktoush
itout.
5.Closethedrainvalve.
Note:Whenyouaddfueltothetank,checkthe
drainvalveforleaks.
CleaningtheFuel-Intake
Screen
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
units,engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekey.
Thefuel-intaketube,locatedinsidethefueltank,is
equippedwithascreentohelppreventdebrisfrom
enteringthefuelsystem.Removethefuel-intaketube
andcleanthescreenasrequired.
1.Preparethemachineformaintenance;referto
PreparingforMaintenance(page40).
2.Tilttheseat;refertoTiltingtheSeat(page41).
3.Removetheclampthatsecuresthehosetothe
fuelpick-uptube(Figure84).
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