Toro 22197 - Toro Mower Spark Plug Service; Toro Mower Fuel System Maintenance; Emptying Fuel Tank and Cleaning Filter

9.Installthenewlterandhandtightenit2/3turn
only.
10.FillthecrankcasetotheFulllineonthedipstickwith
freshoilRefertoFillingtheCrankcasewithOil.
11.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
12.Runtheengineforabout3minutes.
13.Stoptheengine,waitforallmovingpartstostop,
andcheckforoilleakagearoundthelter.
14.Addoiltocompensatefortheoilintheoillter.
RefertoCheckingtheEngineOilLevel.
15.Recycletheusedoillteraccordingtolocalcodes.
ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
UseanNGKBPR5ESsparkplugorequivalent.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(Figure12).
3.Cleanaroundthesparkplug.
4.Removethesparkplugfromthecylinderhead.
Important:Replaceacracked,fouled,or
dirtysparkplug.Donotcleantheelectrodes
becausegritenteringthecylindercandamage
theengine.
5.Setthegapontheplugto0.030in.(0.76mm)
(
Figure24).
Figure24
1.Centerelectrodeinsulator
2.Sideelectrode
3.Airgap(nottoscale)
6.Installthesparkplugandthegasketseal.
7.Torquetheplugto17ft-lb(23N⋅m).
8.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
FuelSystem
Maintenance
EmptyingtheFuelTankand
CleaningtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every50hours—Checkthefuelhose
andreplaceitifnecessary.
Every100hours—Cleanthefuel
lter.
Yearlyorbeforestorage—Emptythe
fueltank.
Thefuellter(screen)elementislocatedinsidethefuel
tank.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforittocooldown.
Important:Draingasolinefromacoldengine
only.
2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug(
Figure12).
3.Closethefuelvalve(Figure22).
4.Disconnectthefuellinebylooseningthetubeclamp
atthecarburetor.
5.Openthefuelvalve.
6.Drainthegasolinecompletelyfromthetankandfuel
lineintoanapprovedfuelcontainer.
7.Removethefueltankfromthemower.
8.Closethefuelvalve.
9.Pourasmallamountoffuelinthefueltank,move
thefuelaroundinthetank,andpouritoutintoan
approvedfuelcontainer.
10.Installthefueltankandfuelline;refertoInstalling
theFuelTankandtheFuelLine.
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