Storage; Storing The Machine - Toro 38741 Operator's Manual

Note:
Route the new drive belt first around the
engine pulley, then the idler pulley, and finally
around the loose rotor pulley positioned just
above the rotor shaft
6. Install the rotor pulley onto the rotor shaft
32).
7. Install the curved washer and the rotor-pulley
bolt and tighten them securely
Note:
The concave side of the curved washer
goes against the outside of the pulley.
8. Install the brake spring onto the idler arm
33).
9. Install the drive-belt cover with the bolts that you
removed in step 1.
Note:
Ensure that the drive belt is properly
adjusted and operating; refer to
Control Cable (page 11)
Control Cable (page
(Figure 32).
(Figure
(Figure 32).
(Figure
Checking the
and Adjusting the
12).

Storage

Storing the Machine

WARNING
Fuel fumes are highly flammable, explosive,
and dangerous if inhaled. If you store the
product in an area with an open flame, the fuel
fumes may ignite and cause an explosion.
• Do not store the machine in a house (living
area), basement, or any other area where
ignition sources may be present, such
as hot water and space heaters, clothes
dryers, furnaces, and other appliances.
• Do not tip the machine either forward
or backward with fuel in the fuel tank;
otherwise, fuel may leak out of the
machine.
• Do not store the machine with its handle
tipped down onto the ground; otherwise,
oil leaks into the engine cylinder and onto
the ground, and the engine does not start
or run.
1. On the last refueling of the season, add fuel
stabilizer to fresh fuel as directed by the
fuel-stabilizer manufacturer.
Important:
than that suggested by the fuel-stabilizer
manufacturer.
2. Run the engine for 10 minutes to distribute the
conditioned fuel through the fuel system.
3. Shut off the engine, allow it to cool, and siphon
the fuel tank or run the engine until it shuts off.
4. Start the engine and run it until it shuts off.
5. Choke or prime the engine, start it a third time,
and run the engine until it does not start.
6. Drain the fuel in the carburetor through the
carburetor-drain bolt
approved gasoline container.
7. Dispose of unused fuel properly. Recycle it
according to local codes, or use it in your
automobile.
8. While the engine is still warm, change the engine
oil. Refer to Changing the Engine Oil (page
9. Remove the spark plug.
10. Squirt 10 ml (2 tsp) of oil into the spark-plug hole.
11. Install the spark plug by hand and then torque it
to 27 to 30 N∙m (20 to 22 ft-lb).
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Do not store fuel longer
(Figure 31) into an
13).