Toro 22197 - Toro Mower Fueling Procedures

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1.Dipstick3.Add
2.Full
1.Movethelawnmowertoalevelsurface.
2.Cleanaroundthedipstick(Figure11).
3.Removethedipstickbyrotatingthecap
counterclockwiseandpullingitout.
Note:Whenthecrankcaseisempty,pourabout
3/4ofthecrankcasecapacityofoilinthecrankcase.
4.Wipethedipstickcleanwithacleancloth.
5.Insertthedipstickintothellerneck,thenremove
it.
Note:Toensureanaccurateoillevelreading,you
mustfullyinstallthedipstick.
6.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick(
Figure11).
7.IftheoillevelreadingisbelowtheAddmarkon
thedipstick,slowlypouronlyenoughoilintothe
llerholetoraisetheoilleveltotheFullmarkon
thedipstick.
Important:Donotoverllthecrankcasewith
oilandruntheengine;enginedamagewill
result.Draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelon
thedipstickreadsFull.
8.Insertthedipstickintothellerneckandrotatethe
capclockwiseuntilitistight.
FillingtheFuelTankwith
Gasoline
Forbestresults,useclean,fresh,lead-freegasolinewith
anoctaneratingof87orhigher.Toensurefreshness,
purchaseonlythequantityofgasolinethatyouexpectto
usein30days.Usingunleadedgasolineresultsinfewer
combustiondepositsandlongerenginelife.Youmay
useleadedgasolineifunleadedgasolineisnotavailable.
Important:Donotaddoiltothegasoline.
Important:Donotusemethanol,gasoline
containingmethanol,gasoholcontainingmore
than10%ethanol,premiumgasoline,orwhitegas.
Usingthesefuelscandamagetheengine’sfuel
system.
Important:Donotusegasolinethathasbeen
storedsincethelastmowingseasonorlonger.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Fillthefueltankoutdoors,inanopenarea,and
whentheengineiscold.Wipeupanygasoline
thatspills.
•Fillthefueltanktothebottomofthellerneck.
Donotlltothetopofthellerneck.
•Neversmokewhenhandlinggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
•Storegasolineinanapprovedfuelcontainer
andkeepitoutofthereachofchildren.
•Neverbuymorethana30-daysupplyof
gasoline.
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