Toro 74296 - Checking the Spark Plugs; Removing the Spark Plugs; Installing the Spark Plugs

Figure43
1.Centerelectrodeinsulator3.Airgap(nottoscale)
2.Sideelectrode
Important:Alwaysreplacethesparkplugs
whenithasablackcoating,wornelectrodes,an
oilylm,orcracks.
2.Checkthegapbetweenthecenterandsideelectrodes
(
Figure43).Bendthesideelectrode(Figure43)if
thegapisnotcorrect.
RemovingtheSparkPlugs
1.DisengagethePTOandsettheparkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Disconnectthewiresfromthesparkplugs
(
Figure44).
Figure44
1.Spark-plugwire/sparkplug
4.Cleanaroundthesparkplugstopreventdirtfrom
fallingintotheengineandpotentiallycausing
damage.
5.Removethesparkplugsandthemetalwashers.
InstallingtheSparkPlugs
1.Installthesparkplugsandthemetalwasher.Ensure
thattheairgapissetcorrectly.
2.Tightenthesparkplugsto18to22ft-lb(24.4to
29.8N⋅m).
3.Connectthewirestothesparkplugs(
Figure44).
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