Toro Power Max 1028LXE - Inspecting and Replacing the Spark Plug; Adjusting the Discharge Chute Latch

Figure52
1.Backcover
4.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPositionR2.
5.Dipyourngerinautomotiveengineoilandlightly
lubricatehexshaft.
6.MovethespeedselectorlevertoPosition6.
7.Lubricatetheotherendofthehexshaft.
8.Movethespeedselectorleverforwardandrearward
afewtimes.
9.Installthebackcoverandreturnthesnowthrower
totheoperatingposition.
InspectingandReplacingthe
SparkPlug
ServiceInterval:Yearly—Inspectthesparkplug.
Replaceand/orgapitifnecessary.
UseaChampionRJ-19LMorequivalentsparkplug.
1.Cleanaroundthebaseofthesparkplug.
2.Removethesparkplug.
3.Examinethesparkplugandreplaceitifitiscracked,
fouled,dirty,oriftheelectrodesareworn.
Important:Donotcleantheelectrodesbecause
gritcouldenterthecylinderanddamagethe
engine.
4.Setthegapbetweentheelectrodesonthesparkplug
at0.030inch(0.76mm)(Figure53).
Figure53
1.0.030inch(0.76mm)
5.Installthesparkplugbyhandandthentorqueitto
15ft-lb(20.4N·m).
Note:Ifyoudonothaveatorquewrench,tighten
theplugrmly.
AdjustingtheDischargeChute
Latch
Ifthedischargechutedoesnotlockintothedesired
positionordoesnotunlocksothatyoucanmoveitto
anotherposition,adjustthedischargechutelatch.
1.Removethefasteneronthegearcover(
Figure54),
liftthefrontofthecoverup,andslideitbackand
outoftheway.
Figure54
2.Loosentheboltonthecableclamp(Figure55).
Figure55
1.Cableconduit2.Cableclamp
3.Graspthecableconduitandmoveittowardthefront
ofthemachineuntilthedischargechutelatchfully
engagesthegearteeth(Figure55andFigure56).
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