Toro 30696 - Fuel System Maintenance; Servicing the Fuel Filter; Servicing the Fuel Tank

FuelSystem
Maintenance
ServicingtheFuelTank
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areor
explosionfromgasolinecanburnyouand
othersandcandamageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopen
area.Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,and
stayawayfromanopenameorwherea
sparkmayignitethegasolinefumes.
DrainingtheFuelTank
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,toassurefuel
tankdrainscompletely.Thendisengagethepower
takeoff(PTO),settheparkingbrake,andturnthe
ignitionkeytooff.Removethekey.
2.Closethefuelshut-offvalveatthefueltank
(Figure31).
3.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclamptogether
andslideitupthefuellineawayfromfuellter
(Figure31).
4.Pullthefuellineoffthefuellter(Figure31).Open
thefuelshut-offvalveandallowthegasolinetodrain
intoagascanordrainpan.
Note:Nowisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuellter
becausethefueltankisempty.RefertoReplacing
theFuelFilter.
5.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.Slidethehose
clampclosetothevalvetosecurethefuelline.
Figure31
1.Fuelshut-offvalve2.Clamp
ServicingtheFuelFilter
Replacethefuellterafterevery200operatinghoursor
yearly,whicheveroccursrst.
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
Neverinstalladirtylterifitisremovedfromthefuel
line.
Note:Notehowthefuellterisinstalledinorderto
installthenewltercorrectly.
Note:Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Closefuelshut-offvalveatthefueltank(Figure31).
4.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherand
slidethemawayfromthelter(Figure32).
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