Toro 20381 - Installing the Recoil-starter Rope; Filling the Engine with Oil; Charging the Battery

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InstallingtheRecoil-starter
RopeintheRopeGuide
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Important:Tostarttheenginesafelyandeasily
wheneveryouusethemachine,installtherecoil-starter
ropeintheropeguide.
Holdtheblade-controlbartotheupperhandleandpullthe
recoil-starterropethroughtheropeguideonthehandle
(Figure6).
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Figure6
1.Recoil-starterrope2.Ropeguide
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FillingtheEnginewithOil
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Important:Yourmachinedoesnotcomewithoilin
theengine.Beforestartingtheengine,lltheengine
withoil.
Engineoilcapacity:0.5L(18.oz)
Oilviscosity:SAE30orSAE10W-30detergentoil
APIserviceclassication:SJorhigher
1.Movethemachinetoalevelsurface.
2.Waitfor3to5minutesfortheoiltosettle.
3.Removethedipstick(Figure7)andpourabout3/4
ofthecrankcasecapacityofthespeciedoilintothe
oil-lltube.
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Figure7
1.Full3.Low
2.High
4.Wipeoffthedipstickendwithacleancloth.
5.Insertthedipstickintotheoil-lltube,butdonot
screwitin,thenremovethedipstick.
6.Readtheoillevelonthedipstick(Figure7).
•IftheoilisbelowtheAddmarkonthedipstick,
slowlypourasmallamountofoilintotheoil-ll
tube,wait3minutes,andthenrepeatsteps3
through5untiltheoillevelisattheFullmarkon
thedipstick
•IftheoilisabovetheFullmarkonthedipstick,
draintheexcessoiluntiltheoillevelisattheFull
markonthedipstick.Todraintheexcessoil,refer
toChangingtheEngineOil(page19).
Important:Iftheoillevelinthecrankcaseis
toolowortoohighandyouruntheengine,
youmaydamagetheengine.
7.Installthedipstickintotheoil-lltubesecurely.
Important:Checktheengine-oillevelbeforeeach
useandaddoilasneeded;refertoCheckingthe
Engine-OilLevel(page9).
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ChargingtheBattery
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
Electric-StartModelOnly
RefertoChargingtheBattery(page20).
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