Toro 03781TE - Checking the Fuel Lines and Connections; Cleaning the Fuel-Intake Screen; Draining the Fuel Tank; Fuel System Maintenance

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,fuelandfuelvapors
arehighlyammableandexplosive.Areor
explosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothers
andcancausepropertydamage.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,
whentheengineisoffandiscold.Wipeup
anyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis25mm
(1inch)belowthetopofthetank,notthe
llerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
DrainingtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
Beforestorage
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
units,engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekey.
Drainandcleanthefueltankifthefuelsystem
becomescontaminatedorifthemachineistobe
storedforanextendedperiod.Usecleanfueltoush
outthetank.
CheckingtheFuelLines
andConnections
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
units,engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekey.
Inspectthefuellinesfordeterioration,damage,or
looseconnections.
ServicingtheWater
Separator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Drain
waterorothercontaminantsfrom
thewaterseparator.
Every400hours—Replacethefuellter
canister.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthe
cuttingunits,engagetheparkingbrake,shutoff
theengine,andremovethekey.
2.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter.
3.Loosenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
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1.Filtercanister
4.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
5.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthe
mountingsurface.
6.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwith
cleanoil.
7.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsmountingsurface,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
8.Tightenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister.
CleaningtheFuel-Intake
Screen
Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,lowerthecutting
units,engagetheparkingbrake,shutofftheengine,
andremovethekey.
Thefuel-intaketube,locatedinsidethefueltank,is
equippedwithascreentohelppreventdebrisfrom
enteringthefuelsystem.Removethefuel-intaketube
andcleanthescreenasrequired.
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