Fuel System Maintenance; Cleaning The Sediment Cup - Toro 68038 Operator's Manual

Fuel System
Maintenance

Cleaning the Sediment Cup

Service Interval: Every 100 hours—Clean the
sediment cup.
DANGER
In certain conditions, fuel is extremely
flammable and highly explosive. A fire or
explosion from fuel can burn you and others
and can damage property.
• Fill the fuel tank outdoors, in an open area,
when the engine is cold. Wipe up any fuel
that spills.
• Do not fill the fuel tank completely full.
Add fuel to the fuel tank until the level is 25
mm (1 inch) below the bottom of the filler
neck. This empty space in the tank allows
fuel to expand.
• Never smoke when handling fuel, and stay
away from an open flame or where fuel
fumes may be ignited by a spark.
• Store fuel in an approved container and
keep it out of the reach of children. Do not
use fuel that has been stored for more than
30 days.
• Always place fuel containers on the ground
away from your vehicle before filling.
• Do not fill fuel containers inside a vehicle
or on a truck or trailer bed because interior
carpets or plastic truck bed liners may
insulate the container and slow the loss of
any static charge.
• When practical, remove fuel-powered
equipment from the truck or trailer and
refuel the equipment with its wheels on the
ground.
• If this is not possible, then refuel such
equipment on a truck or trailer from a
portable container rather than from a fuel
dispenser nozzle.
• If you must use a fuel-dispenser nozzle,
keep the nozzle in contact with the rim of
the fuel tank or container opening at all
times until fueling is complete.
1. Move the fuel valve to the O
remove the fuel sediment cup and O-ring
22).
position, then
FF
(Figure
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Figure 22
1. Fuel valve
2. O-ring
2. Wash the sediment cup and O-ring in
nonflammable solvent, and dry them thoroughly.
3. Place the O-ring in the fuel valve, and install the
sediment cup (Figure
4. Tighten the sediment cup securely.
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3. Fuel sediment bowl
22).