Check Spark Plugs; Emptying The Fuel Tank And Cleaning The Fuel Filter - Exmark Metro 26 Operator's Manual

Maintenance
Figure 22
1. Top oblong access hole
2. Front opening
3. Gently apply one to two pumps of #2
multi-purpose lithium-base grease.

Check Spark Plugs

Service Interval: Every 100 hours
1. Stop the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug
(Figure 5).
3. Clean around the spark plug.
4. Remove the spark plug from the cylinder head.
Note: Replace a cracked, fouled, or dirty spark
plug. Do Not clean the electrodes because grit
entering the cylinder can damage the engine.
5. Set the gap on the plug to 0.030 inch (0.76 mm)
(Figure 23).
3. Grease fitting
1. Side electrode
2. Center electrode
insulator
6. Install the spark plug and the gasket seal.
7. Torque the plug to 17 ft-lb (23 N-m).
8. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
Emptying the Fuel Tank and
Cleaning the Fuel Filter
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
The fuel filter (screen) element is located inside the
fuel tank (if applicable).
1. Stop the engine and wait for it to cool down.
Note: Drain gasoline for a cold engine only.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug
(Figure 5).
3. Close the fuel valve.
4. Disconnect the fuel line by loosening the tube
clamp at the carburetor.
5. Open the fuel valve by turning the lever to the
open position.
6. Drain the gasoline completely from the tank and
fuel line into an approved fuel container.
7. Remove the fuel tank from the mower.
8. Close the fuel valve.
9. Pour a small amount of fuel in the fuel tank, move
the fuel around in the tank, and pour it out into
an approved fuel container.
10. Install the fuel tank and fuel line.
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Figure 23
3. Air gap—0.030 inch
(0.76 mm)