Servicing The Spark Plug - Toro TurfMaster 22205TE Operator's Manual

Servicing the Spark Plug

Service Interval: Every 100 hours
Use an NGK BPR5ES spark plug or equivalent.
1. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Clean around the spark plug.
4. Remove the spark plug from the cylinder head.
Important: 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 0.76 mm (0.030 inch); refer
to Figure 34.
1. Center-electrode insulator
2. Side electrode
6. Install the spark plug and the gasket seal.
7. Torque the plug to 23 N∙m (17 ft-lb).
8. Connect the wire to the spark plug.
Checking the Condition of the
Belts
Service Interval: Every 50 hours
1. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
2. Remove the belt cover
bolts that hold it to the machine housing.
3. Check the belts for any cracks, frayed edges, burn
marks, or any other damage.
4. Replace all damaged belts.
5. If you replace the blade-drive belt, you must adjust it.
Refer to Servicing the Blade-Drive System (page
6. Install the belt cover with the 4 bolts that you removed
in step 2.
Figure 34
3. Air gap (not to scale)
SUPERCEDED
(Figure 9) by removing the 4
Emptying the Fuel Tank and
Cleaning the Filter
Service Interval: Every 50 hours—Check the fuel hose and
Every 100 hours—Clean the fuel tank filter.
Yearly or before storage—Empty the fuel tank before
repairs as director or before storage.
Note: The fuel tank filter (screen) element is located inside
the fuel tank at the outlet. This filter is a part of the fuel tank
and cannot be removed.
1. Shut off the engine and wait for it to cool down.
Important: Drain fuel from a cold engine only.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Close the fuel-shutoff valve.
4. Disconnect the fuel line by loosening the tube clamp at
the carburetor.
5. Open the fuel-shutoff valve and drain the fuel
completely from the tank and fuel line into an approved
fuel container.
6. Remove the fuel tank from the machine.
7. 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.
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8. Install the fuel tank and the fuel line.
Changing the Fuel Filter
Service Interval: Every 100 hours
1. Shut off the engine and wait for all moving parts to
stop.
2. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug.
3. Close the fuel-shutoff valve
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1. Fuel filter
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replace it if necessary.
(Figure 35).
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Figure 35
2. Fuel-shutoff valve
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