Toro 08887 - Fuel System Maintenance; Replacing the Fuel Filter; Electrical System Maintenance; Caring for the Battery

FuelSystem
Maintenance
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
Aninlinelterisincorporatedintothefuelline.Change
thelterevery800hours.Usethefollowingprocedures
whenreplacementbecomesnecessary:
1.Closefuelshutoffvalve,loosenthehoseclampon
thecarburetorsideoflterandremovethefuelline
fromthelter(
Figure19).
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Figure19
1.Fuellter
3.Fuelline
2.Hoseclamps
2.Placeadrainpanunderlter,loosentheremaining
hoseclampandremovelter.
3.Installthenewlterwitharrowonthelterbody
pointingawayfromthefueltank(towardcarburetor).
4.Slidethehoseclampsontotheendsofthefuellines.
Pushthefuellinesontothefuellterandsecure
themwiththehoseclamps.Besurethatthearrow
onthesideofthelterpointstowardthecarburetor.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
WARNING
CALIFORNIA
Proposition65Warning
Batteryposts,terminals,andrelated
accessoriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharm.
Washhandsafterhandling.
CaringfortheBattery
ServiceInterval:Every25hours
Thebatteryelectrolytelevelmustbeproperlymaintained
andthetopofthebatterykeptclean.Ifthemachineis
storedinalocationwheretemperaturesareextremely
high,thebatterywillrundownmorerapidlythanif
themachineisstoredinalocationwheretemperatures
arecool.
DANGER
Batteryelectrolytecontainssulfuricacidwhichisa
deadlypoisonandcausessevereburns.
•Donotdrinkelectrolyteandavoidcontactwith
skin,eyesorclothing.Wearsafetyglassesto
shieldyoureyesandrubberglovestoprotect
yourhands.
•Fillthebatterywherecleanwaterisalways
availableforushingtheskin.
Keepthetopofthebatterycleanbywashingit
periodicallywithabrushdippedinammoniaor
bicarbonateofsodasolution.Flushthetopsurfacewith
wateraftercleaning.Donotremovethellcapwhile
cleaning.
Thebatterycablesmustbetightontheterminalsto
providegoodelectricalcontact.
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