Fuel System Maintenance; Draining The Fuel System - Toro 34230 Operator's Manual

2. Remove the screws that secure the heat shield
to the muffler, and remove the heat shield
(Figure 84).
Figure 84
3. Remove the spark arrester screen and clean it
(Figure 84).
4. Assemble the spark arrester screen to the
muffler (Figure 84).
5. Assemble the heat shield to the muffler with the
screws that you removed in step 2.
6. Align the muffler and a new exhaust gasket to
the exhaust-outlet flange of the engine
83).
7. Assemble the muffler and gasket to the engine
with the 2 flange-head bolts that you removed
in step 1.
8. Torque the flange-head bolts to 35 N∙m (310
in-lb).
Fuel System
Maintenance

Draining the Fuel System

1. Close the fuel-shutoff valve; refer to
and Closing the Fuel Shutoff Valve (page
2. Locate the drain bolt that is in the side port of
the carburetor bowl
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(Figure
1. Drain bolt
3. Align the equipment that you will use to collect
the fuel beneath the drain screw.
4. Remove the drain screw from the carburetor
and allow the fuel to drain from the fuel tank and
the carburetor.
Note:
from carburetor.
62
(Figure 85).
Figure 85
2. Bowl-retaining screw
Do not remove the bowl-retaining screw
Opening
23).
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