Toro 23210 - Fuel System Maintenance; Draining the Fuel Tank; Replacing the Fuel Filter

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DrainingtheFuelTank
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,toensurethat
thefueltankdrainscompletely.
2.Lowerthegrinder.
3.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
4.Turnthefuelshut-offvalvetotheclosedposition
(Figure37).
Figure37
1.Fuelshut-offvalve
5.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampontheengine
sideoftheshut-offvalvetogetherandslideitupthe
fuellineawayfromvalve(
Figure37).
6.Pullthefuellineoffthevalve(
Figure37).Openthe
fuelshut-offvalveandallowthegasolinetodrain
intoagascanordrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuellter
becausethefueltankisempty.RefertoReplacing
theFuelFilter.
7.Installthefuellineontothefuelshut-offvalve.Slide
thehoseclampclosetothevalvetosecurethefuel
line.
8.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every200hours
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuel
line.
Note:Notehowthefuellterisinstalledinorderto
installthenewltercorrectly.
Note:Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
1.Lowerthegrinder.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Turnthefuelshut-offvalvetotheclosedposition
(
Figure37).
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthelter(Figure38).
Figure38
1.Hoseclamp3.Filter
2.Fuelline
5.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
6.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampsclose
tothelter.
7.Turnthefuelshut-offvalvetotheopenposition
(Figure37).
8.Checkforfuelleaksandrepairifneeded.
9.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
27