Toro 22198 - Cleaning under the Belt Cover; Storage; Preparing the Fuel System; Preparing the Engine

boltsontabstosecurethebladebrakeclutchshield
tothedeck.
9.Installtheblade,theaccelerator,theanti-scalpcup,
andthe2bladenuts.
10.Turnthelawnmowerupright.
11.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.
CleaningundertheBeltCover
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Keeptheareaunderthebeltcoverfreeofdebris.
1.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
2.Removetheboltsthatsecurethebeltcover
(
Figure38)tothelawnmowerhousing.
Figure38
1.Beltcover
3.Liftoffthecoverandbrushoutallthedebrisaround
thebeltarea.
4.Installthebeltcover.
Storage
Topreparethelawnmowerforoff-seasonstorage,
performtherecommendedmaintenanceprocedures.
RefertoMaintenance.
Storethelawnmowerinacool,clean,dryplace.Cover
thelawnmowertokeepitcleanandprotected.
PreparingtheFuelSystem
WARNING
Gasolinecanvaporizeifyoustoreitoverlong
periodsoftimeandexplodeifitcomesintocontact
withanopename.
•Donotstoregasolineoverlongperiodsoftime.
•Donotstorethelawnmowerwithgasolinein
thefueltankorthecarburetorinanenclosure
withanopename.(Forexample,afurnaceor
awaterheaterpilotlight.)
•Allowtheenginetocoolbeforestoringitinany
enclosure.
Emptythefueltankwhenmowingthelasttimebefore
storingthelawnmower.
1.Runthelawnmoweruntiltheenginestopsfrom
runningoutoffuel.
2.Choketheengineandstartitagain.
3.Allowtheenginetorununtilitstops.Whenyoucan
nolongerstarttheengine,itissufcientlydry.
PreparingtheEngine
1.Whiletheengineisstillwarm,changetheoilfrom
thecrankcase.RefertoChangingtheEngineOil.
2.Removethesparkplug(Figure11).
3.Usinganoilcan,addaboutonetablespoonofoilto
thecrankcasethroughthesparkplughole.
4.Slowlyrotatetheengineseveraltimes,usingthe
starterrope,todistributetheoil.
5.Installthesparkplugbutdonotconnectthewireto
thesparkplug.
GeneralInformation
1.Cleanthelawnmowerhousing.RefertoCleanunder
theLawnMowerHousing.
2.Cleananydirtandchafffromthecylinder,cylinder
headns,andblowerhousing.
3.Removegrassclippings,dirt,andgrimefromthe
externalpartsoftheengine,theshrouding,andthe
topofthelawnmowerhousing.
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