Toro 30651 - Draining the Fuel Tank; Checking the Fuel Lines and Connections; Electrical System Maintenance; Check Electrical System

DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.Are
orexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouandothersand
cancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,in
anopenarea,whentheengineisoffandiscold.
Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4to1/2
inches(6to12mm)belowthebottomofthe
llerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetankallows
thefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstayaway
fromanopenameorwherefuelfumesmaybe
ignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approvedcontainer
andkeepthecapinplace.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfaceandensurethat
thefueltankisatleasthalffull.
2.Openthehood.
3.TurnthekeyintheignitionswitchtotheON
positionandcranktheengine.Themechanical
pumpwillsuckfueloutofthetank,llthefuellter
andfuelhoseandforcetheairintotheengine.This
couldtakesometimetofullypurgealltheairoutof
thesystemandtheenginemightreerraticallyuntil
allairispurgedout.Whenallairispurgedandthe
engineisrunningsmoothly,itshouldberunfora
fewminutestoensurethatitisfullypurged.
DrainingtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
Beforestorage
Drainandcleanthefueltankifthefuelsystembecomes
contaminatedorifthemachineistobestoredforan
extendedperiod.Usecleanfueltoushoutthetank.
CheckingtheFuelLinesand
Connections
ServiceInterval:Every400hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
Checkthefuellinesandconnections.Inspectthemfor
deterioration,damage,orlooseconnections.
ElectricalSystem
Maintenance
Important:Beforeweldingonthemachine,
disconnectbothcablesfromthebatteryandthe
terminalconnectorfromthealternatortoprevent
damagetotheelectricalsystem.
CheckElectricalSystem
ServiceInterval:Every500hours
Inspectallelectricalconnectionsandcablesandreplace
anywhicharedamagedorcorroded.Sprayagood
qualitywaterinhibitorontoexposedconnectionsto
preventmoistureingress.
CheckBatteryCondition
ServiceInterval:Every250hours
Note:Whenremovingthebattery,alwaysdisconnect
thenegative(-)cablerst.
Note:Wheninstallingthebattery,alwaysconnectthe
negative(-)cablelast.
Raisetheenginecover.Removeanycorrosionfromthe
batteryterminalsusingawirebrushandapplypetroleum
jellytotheterminalstopreventfurthercorrosion.Clean
thebatterycompartment.
Undernormaloperatingconditionsthebatterywill
notrequireanyfurtherattention.Ifthemachinehas
beensubjecttocontinuoususeunderhighambient
temperatureconditions,thebatteryelectrolytemay
requiretoppingup.
Removethecellcoversandtopupwithdistilledwaterto
aheight1/2inch(15mm)belowthetopofthebattery.
Installthecellcovers.
Note:Checktheconditionofthebatterycables.Install
newcableswhencurrentonesareshowingsignsof
wearordamageandtightenanylooseconnectionsas
necessary.
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