Opening And Closing The Fuel-Shutoff Valve - Toro 139-5637 Instructions Manual

WARNING
Fuel is harmful or fatal if swallowed.
Long-term exposure to vapors can cause
serious injury and illness.
• Avoid prolonged breathing of vapors.
• Keep your face away from the nozzle and
fuel tank or conditioner bottle opening.
• Avoid contact with skin; wash off spills
with soap and water.
1. Park the machine on a level surface and shut
off the engine.
2. Allow the engine to cool.
3. Clean around the fuel-tank cap and remove it
(Figure 5).
1. Fuel-tank cap
4. Fill the tank with fuel until the level is just inside
the mesh filter basket.
Do not fill into the filler neck of the tank.
Important:
Do not fill the tank more above
the filler mesh because the fuel needs room
to expand.
5. Install the fuel-tank cap securely.
6. Wipe up any spilled fuel.
Figure 5
Opening and Closing the
Fuel-Shutoff Valve
Control fuel flow to the engine with the fuel-shutoff
valve as follows:
•
To open the fuel valve, turn the fuel-shutoff valve
handle toward the recoil starter handle
•
To shut the fuel valve, turn the fuel-shutoff valve
handle away from the recoil starter handle
6).
1. Turn the fuel valve lever to
the O position
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Figure 6
2. Fuel valve lever in the O
position
6).
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