Toro GrandStand 74505 - Fuel System Maintenance; Draining the Fuel Tank

FuelSystem
Maintenance
DrainingtheFuelTank
Youcandrainthefueltankbyremovingitandpouringthe
fueloutofthellneck;refertoRemovingtheFuelTank
(page35).Youcanalsodrainthefueltankbyusingasiphon
inthefollowingprocedure.
DANGER
Incertainconditions,gasolineisextremely
ammableandhighlyexplosive.Areorexplosion
fromgasolinecanburnyouandothersandcan
damageproperty.
•Draingasolinefromthefueltankwhenthe
engineiscold.Dothisoutdoorsinanopenarea.
Wipeupanygasolinethatspills.
•Neversmokewhendraininggasoline,andstay
awayfromanopename,orwhereasparkmay
ignitethegasolinefumes.
1.DisengagethePTO,movethemotion-controlleversto
theNEUTRAL-LOCKposition,andsettheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwaitforall
movingpartstostopbeforeleavingtheoperating
position.
3.Cleanaroundthefuelcaptopreventdebrisfrom
gettingintothefueltank(Figure44).
4.Removethefuelcap.
5.Insertasyphonpumpintothefueltank.
6.Usingthesyphonpump,drainthefuelintoacleangas
can(Figure44).
7.Wipeupanyspilledfuel.
Figure44
1.Fuelcap
RemovingtheFuelTank
1.Lowertheplatform.
2.Releasethecushion;refertoReleasingtheCushionfor
RearAccess(page28).
3.Removethecrossbracket.
Figure45
4.Removethefueltankandsetitontheoperator
platform.
Note:Ifyouwanttomovethefueltankfurtherfrom
themachine,removethefuelandventlinesfromthe
topofthetank.
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