Toro 74978 - Servicing the Spark Plug

ServicingtheSparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Every100hours
Makesuretheairgapbetweenthecenterandsideelectrodes
iscorrectbeforeinstallingthesparkplug.Useasparkplug
wrenchforremovingandinstallingthesparkplug(s)anda
gappingtool/feelergaugetocheckandadjusttheairgap.
Installanewsparkplug(s)ifnecessary.
Type:Champion
®
XC12YCorequivalent
AirGap:0.030inch(0.75mm)
RemovingtheSparkPlug
1.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
2.DisengagethePTO,movethemotioncontrolleversto
theneutrallockedpositionandsettheparkingbrake.
3.Removethelefthandhydraulicunitshroudintheorder
listedwith
Figure51.Thisgivesyouaccesstothefront
sparkplug.
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Figure51
1.Pullthistabouttothe
sideinthedirectionofthe
arrow
3.Pulltheshroudoffofthis
frametabinthedirection
ofthearrow
2.Pulltheshroudoffofthis
frametabinthedirection
ofthearrow
4.Shroud
4.Removethesparkplug.
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Figure52
5.Installthelefthandhydraulicunitshroud(Figure51).
CheckingtheSparkPlug
Important:Nevercleanthesparkplug(s).Always
replacethesparkplug(s)whenithas:ablackcoating,
wornelectrodes,anoilylm,orcracks.
Ifyouseelightbrownorgrayontheinsulator,theengineis
operatingproperly.Ablackcoatingontheinsulatorusually
meanstheaircleanerisdirty.
Setthegapto0.030inches(0.76mm).
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2
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InstallingtheSparkPlug
Tightenthesparkplug(s)to16ft.-lb(22N-m).
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