Fuel System Maintenance; Replacing The Fuel Filter; Inspecting The Fuel Lines And Connections - Toro 07383 Operator's Manual

Fuel System
Maintenance

Replacing the Fuel Filter

Service Interval: Every 400 hours
1. Raise the bed (if equipped), and place the safety support
on the extended-lift cylinder to hold up the bed.
2. Unplug the wireing-harness connectors from the fuel
pump (Figure 48).
3. Loosen the hose clamp and disconnect the fuel line
from the fuel-pump cap (Figure 48).
Figure 48
1. Fuel pump
2. Hose clamp
4. Remove the fuel-pump cap from the top of the fuel
tank (Figure 48).
Note: Do not allow the fuel-pump assembly to rotate
in the tank while removing the fuel pump. Damage to
the float assembly can occur if the fuel pump rotates
inside the fuel tank.
5. Remove the fuel-pump assembly and the fuel filter
from the tank (Figure 48.
6. Remove the clamp securing the fuel filter hose to the
fuel-pump fitting.
7. Remove the hose from the fitting (Figure 48).
8. Insert the new hose clamp onto the new fuel-filter hose.
9. Insert the hose onto the fuel pump and secure the
clamp.
10. Insert the assembly into the fuel tank, and tighten the
cap to 20 to 22 N-m (175 to 200 in-lb).
11. Connect the wires and secure the hose with the hose
clamp.
3. Fuel line/fuel filter
Inspecting the Fuel Lines and
Connections
Service Interval: Every 400 hours/Yearly (whichever comes
first)
Every 1,000 hours/Every 2 years (whichever comes
first)
Inspect the fuel lines and connections for deterioration,
damage, or loose connections.
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