Toro 74143 - Fuel System Maintenance; Replacing the Fuel Filter; Servicing the Fuel Tank

FuelSystem
Maintenance
ReplacingtheFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every500hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)(moreoftenindirtyordusty
conditions).
Thefuellterislocatedneartheengineonthefrontorrear
sideoftheengine.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotion-controlleversto
theneutral-lockedposition,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Allowthemachinetocooldown.
4.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
5.Closethefuel-shutoffvalveundertheseat(Figure46).
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Figure46
1.Fuellter3.Fuelshutoffvalve
2.Hoseclamp
6.Squeezetheendsofthehoseclampstogetherandslide
themawayfromthelter(Figure46).
7.Removethelterfromthefuellines.
8.Installanewlterandmovethehoseclampscloseto
thelter(Figure46).
9.Openthefuel-shutoffvalve.
Note:Itisimportanttoinstallthefuellinehosesandsecure
withplastictiesthesameastheywereoriginallyinstalledat
thefactorytokeepthefuellineawayfromcomponentsthat
cancausefuellinedamage.
ServicingtheFuelTank
Donotattempttodrainthefueltank.Ensurethatan
AuthorizedServiceDealerdrainsthefueltankandservices
anycomponentsofthefuelsystem.
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