Toro 44539 - Servicing the Fuel Tank; Cleaning the Engine Screen and the Oil Cooler; Checking the Nozzle

Figure30
1.Fuellter
2.Hoseclamp
4.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
5.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampsclose
tothelter(Figure30).
ServicingtheFuelTank
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopenameorwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurfacetoensurethat
thefueltanksdraincompletely.
2.Stoptheengineandremovethekey.
3.Loosenthehoseclampatthefuellterandslideit
upthefuellineawayfromthefuellter(
Figure30).
4.Disconnectthefuellinefromthefuellter
(Figure30).
Note:Allowgasolinetodrainintoafuelcontainer
canordrainpan(Figure30).
Note:Thisisthebesttimetoinstallanewfuellter
becausethefueltankisempty.
5.Installthefuellineontothefuellter.Slidethehose
clampclosetothefuelltertosecurethefuelline
(Figure30).
CleaningtheEngineScreen
andtheOilCooler
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforeeachuse,checkandcleantheenginescreenand
oilcooler.Removeanybuildupofgrass,dirtorother
debrisfromtheoilcoolerandenginescreen(
Figure31).
Figure31
1.Enginescreen
2.Oilcooler
CheckingtheNozzle
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
CheckingtheNozzleClamp
Checkthenozzleclamp(Figure32)dailytoassureitis
tight.Ifthenozzleisdraggedoverobstaclesorthrough
lowareasintheterrainitcouldbeknockedloosefrom
theclamp.Torquetheclampfastenersto45-50in-lb
(5.1-5.7N-m).
Figure32
1.Nozzleclamp
CleaningtheNozzleGuides
Checkandremoveanygrass,dirtordebrisbuildup
aroundandinbetweenthenozzleguides(Figure33).If
thenozzleguidesarenotkeepfreeofdebris,thenozzle
maynotrotatefreelywhichcouldcausethemotorto
stall.
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