Checking The Furl Cap; Cleaning The Air Filter; Cleaning The Spark Arrester - Toro 51938 Operator's Manual

Checking the Fuel Cap
_tWARNING:
A tealdng fuel cap is a fire hazard and must be
replaced irnmediatdy.
The fuel cap contains a non-serviceable filter and check
valve_ A dogged fuel filter causes poor engine perfor-
mance. If performance improves when the fuel cap is
loosened, the check valve may be faulty or the filter may
be dogged.. Replace the fuel cap if necessary.
Cleaning the Air Filter
See Fig_are20 and E_gure22
Clean the air filter as indicated by die maintenance
schedule_
Follow these steps to dean the air filter,,
1. Stop the trimmer,,
_WARNING:
Make sure the trimmer head stops rotating when
you release the trigger. Contact with a rotating
trimmer head could cause personal injury_
20 Remove the spark plug boot.
3. Loosen die air filter cover by turning the knob coun-
terdockwise_
4. Remove the air filter cover,
5. Remove the air filter,
6. Clean the air filter with warm soapy water..
7. Rinse the air filter and let it dry completely_
8. Work two drops ofoil into the air filter
9o Replace the air filter (fits only one way).
10. Replace the air filter cover
11. Tighten the air filter covet' by turning the knob
dodtwise.
12. Replace the spark plug boot.
Note: Replace the air filter (Part No 88048) as indi-
cated by the maintenance schedule_
Air
Air
Filter
Cover
i
Knob
Cleaning the Spark Arrester
See F_gure21
Follow these steps to dean the spark arrester_
Figure 20
1. Locate the spark arrester through the hole on the
muffler-side engine cover,
2, Remove die spark arrester by pulling it out with nee-
die-nosed ptiers_
3. Clean the spark arrester with a small wire brush,_
4. Replace the spark a_rrester.
Spark
Arrester
Figure 21
22 Maintenance