Toro 74406 - Cleaning the Cooling System; Fuel System Maintenance; Replacing the Fuel Filter

Important: Nev er clean the paper
element with pr essuriz ed air or liquids,
such as solv ent, gas, or k er osene.
R eplace the paper element if it
is dama ged or cannot be cleaned
thor oughl y .
Figure 27
1. Paper element 2. Rubber seal
Cleaning the Cooling System
Clean the air intak e screen from g rass and debris
before eac h use .
Clean the cooling fins and engine shrouds ev er y
300 hours or yearly , whic hev er comes first.
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and mo v e the control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and apply
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. R emo v e the air intak e screen, cylinder co v ers ,
and fan housing .
4. Clean debris and g rass from the par ts .
5. Install the air intak e screen, cylinder co v ers ,
and fan housing .
Figure 28
1. Air intake screen 3. Cylinder cover
2. Fan housing 4. Cylinder cover
Fuel System
Maintenance
Replacing the Fuel Filter
R e place the fuel filter after ev er y 200 operating
hours or yearly , whic hev er occurs first.
Nev er install a dir ty filter if it is remo v ed from the
fuel line .
1. Diseng ag e the PTO and mo v e the control
lev ers to the neutral loc k ed position and apply
the parking brak e .
2. Stop the engine , remo v e the k ey , and w ait for
all mo ving par ts to stop before lea ving the
operating position.
3. Close the fuel shut-off v alv e located under the
front of the fuel tank.
4. Squeeze the ends of the hose clamps tog ether
and slide them a w a y from the filter ( Figure 29 ).
5. R emo v e the filter from the fuel lines .
6. Install a new filter and mo v e the hose clamps
close to the filter ( Figure 29 ).
7. Open the fuel shut-off v alv e .
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