Fuel System Maintenance; Cleaning The Fuel-Sediment Cup; Draining The Fuel Tank - Toro 60213C Operator's Manual

Fuel System
Maintenance
Cleaning the Fuel-Sediment
Cup
Service Interval: Every 100 hours/Every 6 months
(whichever comes first)—Clean the
fuel-sediment cup.
Yearly or before storage—Clean the
fuel-sediment cup.
Underneath the fuel valve is a sediment cup to catch
dirt in the fuel.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and shut
off the engine.
2. Allow the engine to cool.
3. Disconnect the wire from the spark plug; refer to
Disconnecting the Spark-Plug Wire (page
4. Move the lever of the fuel valve to the O
position, all the way to the left
5. Unscrew the fuel-sediment cup
6. Remove and retain the fuel filter and O-ring
(Figure 50).
Note:
Do not clean the O-ring in solvent.
Figure 50
1. Fuel valve—O position
FF
2. O-ring
7. Clean the fuel filter and sediment cup using a
nonflammable solvent, and dry it carefully.
8. Wipe the O-ring with a clean, dry cloth.
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FF
(Figure 50).
(Figure 50).
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3. Fuel filter
4. Fuel-sediment cup
9. Install the fuel filter in the bottom of the
carburetor (Figure
10. Align the O-ring in to the groove in the sediment
cup and install the sediment cup to the fuel-valve
housing.
11. Move the lever of the fuel valve to the O
position (all the way to the right) and check for
leaks. If it leaks, replace the O-ring.

Draining the Fuel Tank

1. Remove the engine; refer to
Engine (page
2. Remove the fuel cap by rotating it
counterclockwise
3. Align a drain pan to the hinge of the engine deck.
4. Rotate the engine on the hinge side of the
engine deck and drain the fuel from the tank
(Figure 52).
5. Carefully lower the engine and engine deck.
6. Install the fuel cap.
7. Install the engine; refer to
(page 35).
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Removing the
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(Figure 51).
Figure 51
Figure 52
Installing the Engine
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