Toro Z Master 77248 - Engine Maintenance; Engine Safety; Identifying the Engine; Servicing a Kawasaki Engine

EngineMaintenance
EngineSafety
•Keepyourhands,feet,face,clothing,andother
bodypartsawayfromthemuferandotherhot
surfaces.Allowenginecomponentstocoolbefore
performingmaintenance.
•Donotchangetheenginegovernorspeedor
overspeedtheengine.
IdentifyingtheEngine
Usethefollowinggraphictoidentifytheengineyou
haveandproceedtothesectionlistedbelowfor
service(Figure43).
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Figure43
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•ForKawasakienginemaintenance,referto
ServicingaKawasaki
®
Engine(page40).
•ForToroenginemaintenance,refertoServicinga
ToroEngine(page45).
ServicingaKawasaki
®
Engine
ThissectionisonlyformachineswithKawasaki
engines.Ifyourenginelooksliketheoneshownin
Figure44,youhaveaKawasakiengine.
Important:Refertoyourengineowner’smanual
foradditionalmaintenanceprocedures.
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Figure44
ServicingtheAirCleaner
ServiceInterval:Every250hours—ForKawasaki
engines—replacetheprimaryair
lter(moreoftenindirtyordusty
conditions).
Every250hours—ForKawasaki
engines—checkthesafetyairlter(moreoften
indirtyordustyconditions).
Every500hours—ForKawasaki
engines—replacethesafetyairlter
(moreoftenindirtyordustyconditions).
Note:Servicetheaircleanermorefrequentlyif
operatingconditionsareextremelydirtyordusty.
RemovingtheFilters
1.Parkthemachineonalevelsurface,disengage
theblade-controlswitch(PTO),andengagethe
parkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Releasethelatchesontheaircleanerandpull
theair-cleanercoverofftheair-cleanerbody
(Figure45).
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