Toro 04034 - Servicing the Air Cleaner; Replacing the Spark Plug

4.Pushdownonthehandletotipthemowerandthe
enginebackward,allowingmoreoiltorunintothe
drainpan.
5.Installthedrainplugandrellthecrankcasewiththe
properoil;refertoCheckingtheEngineOilLevel.
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every25hours—Cleanandoiltheair
cleanerfoamelement.(Moreoftenin
dirtyordustyconditions)
Every100hours—Cleanorreplace
thepaperairlterelement.(More
oftenindirtyordustyconditions)
Every300hours—Changetheair
lterpaperelement
Important:Servicetheaircleanermoreoftenin
dirtyordustyconditions
1.Makesurethewireisoffofthesparkplug.
2.Removethewingnutssecuringtheaircleanercover
andremovethecover(
Figure21).
Figure21
1.Aircleanercover
3.Cleanthecoverthoroughly.
4.Ifthefoamelementisdirty,removeitfromthepaper
element(Figure22)andcleanthoroughly,asfollows:
A.Washthefoamelementinasolutionofliquid
soapandwarmwater.Squeezeittoremovedirt,
butdonottwistitbecausethefoammaytear.
B.Drythefoamelementbywrappingitinaclean
rag.Squeezetheragandfoamelementtodry
it,butdonottwistit.
C.Saturatethefoamelementwithcleanengineoil.
Squeezetheelementtoremoveexcessoiland
todistributetheoilthoroughly.Anoildamp
elementisdesirable.
Figure22
1.Foamelement2.Paperelement
5.Checkconditionofthepaperelement.Cleanby
gentlytappingthelterorreplaceitasrequired.
Important:Donotusecompressedairtoclean
thepaperelement.
6.Installthefoamelement,paperelement,andair
cleanercover.
Important:Donotoperatetheenginewithout
theaircleanerelementbecauseextremeengine
wearanddamagewilllikelyresult.
ReplacingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
UseanNGKBPR5ESsparkplugorequivalent.The
correctairgapis0.028-0.032inch.
1.Pullthemoldedwireoffofthesparkplug(Figure23).
Figure23
1.Sparkplugwire
2.Cleanaroundthesparkplugandremoveitfromthe
cylinderhead.
Important:Replaceacracked,fouled,ordirty
sparkplug.Donotsandblast,scrape,orclean
electrodesbecauseenginedamagecouldresult
fromgritenteringthecylinder.
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