Toro 30856 - Fuel System Service

FuelSystem
Maintenance
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunnelandllthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.Add
fueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis1/4to
1/2in.(6to13mm)belowthebottomof
thellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthetank
allowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
FuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every800hours
Beforestorage
Drainandcleanthefueltankevery800hours.Also,
drainandcleanthetankiffuelsystembecomes
contaminatedorifthemachinewillbestoredforan
extendedperiodoftime.Usecleanfueltoushout
thetank.
FuelLinesandConnections
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Yearly
Checkthefuellinesandconnectionsevery400hours
oryearly,whichevercomesrst.Inspectthemfor
deterioration,damage,orlooseconnections.
WaterSeparator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Drainwaterorothercontaminantsfromthewater
separator(Figure38)daily.
1.Placeacleancontainerunderthefuellter.
2.Loosenthedrainplugonthebottomofthelter
canister(Figure38).Tightentheplugafterdraining.
Figure38
1.WaterSeparator
2.Drainplug
Replaceltercanisterafterevery400hoursof
operation.
3.Cleantheareawheretheltercanistermounts.
4.Removetheltercanisterandcleanthemounting
surface.
5.Lubricatethegasketontheltercanisterwithclean
oil.
6.Installtheltercanisterbyhanduntilthegasket
contactsthemountingsurface;thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
ReplacingtheFuelPre-Filter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Yearly
Replacethefuelpre-lter(Figure39),locatedbetween
fuelthetankandfuelpump,afterevery400operating
hoursoryearly,whicheveroccursrst.
1.Clampbothfuellinesthatconnecttothefuellter
sothatfuelcannotdrainwhenthelinesareremoved.
2.Loosenthehoseclampsatbothendsofthelter
andpullthefuellinesoffofthelter.
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