Servicing The Fuel Filter; Draining Water From The Fuel Filter - Toro Z Master Z597 Service Manual

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Servicing the Fuel Filter

Draining Water from the Fuel Filter

If the Water in Fuel Light comes on stop the engine and
drain the water from the fuel filter.
1. Disengage the PTO, move the motion control levers
to the neutral locked postion and set the parking
brake.
2. Stop the engine, remove the key, and wait for all
moving parts to stop before leaving the operating
position.
3. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
4. Allow the machine to cool down.
5. Place a drain pan under the fuel filter and loosen the
drain plug 1 turn (Fig. 333).
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1. Fuel filter
2. Sensor wire
3. Drain plug
5-32
Fig 333 fig 48 m-7409
4. O-ring
5. Metal Primer button
6. Let the water drain. If necessary, operate the priming
pump to drain water, but only until fuel flows from the
filter (Fig. 334).
Fig 334
7. Tighten the drain plug when fuel begins to flow.
8. Bleed the air from the fuel line by priming the fuel
system. Refer to Priming the Fuel System, page
5-34.
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