Toro 30873TE - Servicing the Fuel Filter; Cleaning the Fuel-Pickup Tube Screen

ServicingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
1.Cleantheareaaroundthefuel-lterhead
(Figure49).
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Figure49
1.Fuel-lterhead2.Fuellter
2.Removethelterandcleanthelterhead
mountingsurface(Figure49).
3.Lubricatetheltergasketwithcleanlubricating
engineoil;refertotheengineowner'smanual
foradditionalinformation.
4.Installthedryltercanister,byhand,untilthe
gasketcontactsthelterhead,thenrotateitan
additional1/2turn.
5.Starttheengineandcheckforfuelleaksaround
thelterhead.
CleaningtheFuel-Pickup
TubeScreen
Thefuel-pickuptube,locatedinsidethefueltank,is
equippedwithascreentohelppreventdebrisfrom
enteringthefuelsystem.Removethefuel-pickuptube
andcleanthescreenasrequired.
1.Removethehoseclampthatsecuresthefuel
supplyhosetothettingofthefuel-pickuptube
(Figure50).
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Figure50
1.Fitting(fuel-pickuptube)
4.Rubberbushing
2.Hoseclamp
5.Screen
3.Fuelsupplyhose
2.Separatethehosefromthetting(Figure50).
3.Liftthefuel-pickuptubefromthefueltank
(Figure50).
Note:Liftthetubestraightfromthebushingin
thetank.
4.Cleananydebrisfromthescreenattheendof
thefuel-pickuptube(Figure50).
5.Insertthefuel-pickuptubethroughtherubber
bushingandintothetank(Figure50).
Note:Ensurethatthefuel-pickuptubeisfully
seatedintotherubberbushing.
6.Installthesupplyhoseontothettingofthe
fuel-pickuptube,andsecurethehosewiththe
hoseclampthatyouremovedinstep1.
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