Toro RT600 - Fuel System Maintenance; Siphoning Water from the Fuel Tank; Replacing the Fuel Filters; Replacing the Secondary Fuel Filter

Figure51
1.Fueltank3.Drainpan
2.Drainplug
3.Whencleanfuelappears,installthedrainplugand
tightenitsecurely(Figure51).
4.Checkthefueltankdrainplugforleaks.
SiphoningWaterfromtheFuelTank
Note:Siphoningwaterfromthefueltankisanalternative
todrainingwaterfromthefueltank;refertoDrainingWater
fromtheFuelTank(page42).
1.Removethefuelcapfromthefueltank(Figure52).
Figure52
1.Intakehose(bottomofthe
tank)
3.Siphoningequipment
2.Fuelcap4.Drainpan
2.Routetheintakehoseofthesiphoningequipment
throughthellerneckofthefueltankandtothe
bottomofthetank(Figure52).
3.Directthedischargehoseofthesiphoningequipment
intoadrainpan(Figure52).
4.Siphonthetankuntilcleanfuelappears.
5.Removethesiphoningequipmentfromthetank.
6.Installthefuelcapontothellerneckofthefueltank
(Figure52).
ReplacingtheFuelFilters
ReplacingtheSecondaryFuelFilter
ServiceInterval:Every500hours
1.Removetheleftsidepanel;refertoRemovingtheSide
Panels(page35).
2.Removethesecondaryfuellterandfuel-water
separatorasfollows:
A.Cleanthesecondaryfuellterandthesurrounding
area.
B.Completelydrainthefuel-waterseparator;referto
DrainingtheFuel-waterSeparator(page42).
C.Firmlygraspthesecondaryfuel-lterelement,
rotatethewatersensorcounterclockwise,and
removethewatersensor(Figure53).
Note:Retainthewatersensor,butdiscardthe
O-ring.
Figure53
1.Filteradapter6.Hoseclamp
2.Secondarylterelement
7.Arrow
3.O-ring8.Primaryfuellter
4.Watersensor9.Fitting
5.Fuelhose
D.Firmlygraspthesecondaryfuel-lterelement,
rotateitcounterclockwise,andremoveitfromthe
lteradapter(Figure53).
Note:Discardthelterelement.
E.Cleanthelteradapterwithacleanrag.
Important:Donotusealterwrenchto
tightenthelter.Youcoulddamagethelter
andcausealeak.
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