Fuel System Maintenance; Servicing The Water Separator - Toro 31236 Operator's Manual

Figure 35
1. Throttle cable
2. High-speed screw
3. If necessary, adjust the position of the jam nuts on
the throttle-control cable until the speed-control lever
contacts the high-speed screw when the throttle-control
lever is in the F (detent) position
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4. Ensure that the cable jam nuts are fully tightened after
the adjustment.
3. Speed-control lever
4. Jam nuts
(Figure 35).
Fuel System
Maintenance
Note: Refer to
Recommended Fuel (page 16)
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.
• Use a funnel and fill the fuel tank outdoors, in
an open area, when the engine is off and is cold.
Wipe up any fuel that spills.
• Do not fill the fuel tank completely full. Add fuel
to the fuel tank until the level is to the bottom
of the filler neck.
• Never smoke when handling fuel and stay away
from an open flame or where a spark my ignite
fuel fumes.
• Store fuel in a clean, safety-approved container
and keep the cap in place.

Servicing the Water Separator

Service Interval: Every 400 hours
Drain the water or other contaminants from the water
separator (Figure 36) daily.
1. Place a clean container under the fuel filter.
2. Loosen the drain plug on the bottom of the filter
canister (Figure
1. Drain plug
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.
37
for proper
36).
Figure 36