Toro 30874 - Fuel System Maintenance; Draining the Fuel Tank; Inspecting the Fuel Lines and Connections; Servicing the Fuel-Water Separator

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DANGER
Undercertainconditions,dieselfuelandfuel
vaporsarehighlyammableandexplosive.A
reorexplosionfromfuelcanburnyouand
othersandcancausepropertydamage.
•Useafunneltollthefueltankoutdoors,
inanopenarea,whentheengineisoffand
iscold.Wipeupanyfuelthatspills.
•Donotllthefueltankcompletelyfull.
Addfueltothefueltankuntilthelevelis6
to13mm(1/4to1/2inch)belowthebottom
ofthellerneck.Thisemptyspaceinthe
tankallowsthefueltoexpand.
•Neversmokewhenhandlingfuel,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwherefuel
fumesmaybeignitedbyaspark.
•Storefuelinaclean,safety-approved
containerandkeepthecapinplace.
DrainingtheFuelTank
ServiceInterval:Every800hours—Drainandclean
thefueltank.
Beforestorage—Drainandcleanthefueltank.
Drainandcleanthetankalsoifthefuelsystem
becomescontaminatedorifyouarestoringthe
machineforanextendedperiodoftime.Useclean
fueltoushoutthetank.
InspectingtheFuelLines
andConnections
ServiceInterval:Every400hours
Yearly
Inspectthefuellinesandconnectionsfordeterioration,
damage,orlooseconnections.
ServicingtheFuel-Water
Separator
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DrainingWaterfromtheFuel/Water
Separator
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily—Drain
waterorothercontaminantsfrom
thefuellter/waterseparator
Drainwaterfromthefuel/waterseparatorasshown
in(Figure48).
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Figure48
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