Fuel System Maintenance; Servicing The Water Separator; Cleaning The Fuel Tank; Inspecting The Fuel Lines And Connections - Toro Groundsmaster 3280-D Operator's Manual

Fuel System
Maintenance
Note:
Refer to Fuel Specification (page 27)
the fuel recommendations.
DANGER
Under certain conditions, diesel fuel and fuel
vapors are highly flammable and explosive. A
fire or explosion from fuel can burn you and
others and can cause property damage.
Never smoke when handling fuel, and stay
away from an open flame or where a spark
may ignite fuel fumes.
Servicing the Water
Separator
Service Interval: Every 400 hours
Drain the water or other contaminants from the water
separator (Figure 49) daily.
1. Place a clean container under the fuel filter.
2. Loosen the drain plug on the bottom of the filter
canister (Figure 49).
Figure 49
1. Filter canister
3. Clean the area where the filter canister mounts.
4. Remove the filter canister and clean the
mounting surface.
5. Lubricate the gasket on the filter canister with
clean oil.
6. Install the filter canister by hand until the gasket
contacts mounting surface, then rotate it an
additional 1/2 turn.
7. Tighten the drain plug on the bottom of the filter
canister.

Cleaning the Fuel Tank

Service Interval: Every 400 hours/Yearly (whichever
for proper
Drain and clean tank if fuel system becomes
contaminated or if you store the machine for an
extended period. Use clean diesel fuel to flush out
the tank.
Inspecting the Fuel Lines
and Connections
Service Interval: Every 400 hours/Yearly (whichever
Inspect the fuel lines for deterioration, damage, or
loose connections.
Purging the Air from the
Fuel-Injector Tubing
Note:
Perform this procedure only if you have purged
air from the fuel system using the normal priming
procedures and engine does not start; refer to
the Fuel-Injection Pump (page
1. Loosen the tube nut at the No. 1 injector nozzle
and holder assembly at the injection pump
(Figure
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1. No. 1 injector nozzle
2. Move the throttle to the F
3. Rotate the key switch to the S
watch the fuel flow around the tube nut.
4. Rotate the key switch to the O
you attain a solid flow of fuel from the tube.
5. Tighten the tube nut securely.
45
comes first)—Drain and clean the
fuel tank
comes first)
32).
50).
Figure 50
position.
AST
TART
Purging
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position and
position when
FF