Toro 38051 - Starting and Stopping the Engine

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• Electric Starter (Model 38064 only: Fig. 16)—Push
the starter button to start the engine.
• Power Cord (Model 38064 only: Fig. 16)—Connect
to the electric starter and an electrical outlet when
starting the engine.
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Figure
16
1. Electric starter
2. Starter button
3. Power cord
4. Receptacle
Starting and Stopping the
Engine
Removing the Heater Box
If you operate the engine when the air temperature is
above 40 _ F (4 _ C), remove the carburetor heater box
(Fig. 17). Replace the heater box and the muf fler guard
when the air temperature falls below 40 _ F (4 _C).
1.
Pull the choke knob of f the choke rod (Fig. 15).
2. Remove the three screws, lock washers, and washers
securing the muf fler guard to the engine (Fig. 17) and
remove the muf fler guard.
3. Remove two Phillips screws and one hex head screw
that secures the heater box in place (Fig. 17).
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Figure
17
1. Spark plug wire
2. Muf fler guard
3. Screws, lock washers,
and washers
4. Carburetor heater box
5. Phillips screws
6. Hex head screw
4. Lift the heater box up and away from the engine.
5. Install the choke knob on the choke rod.
Starting the Engine
DANGER
POTENTIAL HAZARD
• When the snowthr ower is running, the impeller
and auger can be r otating.
WHA
T CAN HAPPEN
• The r otating auger/impeller can cut off or
injur e hands and feet.
HOW T O A V OID THE HAZARD
• Befor e adjusting, cleaning, repairing and
inspecting the snowthr ower , and befor e
unclogging the discharge chute, shut the engine
of f and wait for all moving parts to stop. Also,
pull the wir e off of the spark plug and keep it
away fr om the plug to pr event someone fr om
accidentally starting the engine.
• Use a stick, not your hands , to r emove an
obstruction fr om the discharge chute.
• Stay behind the handles and away fr om the
discharge opening while operating the
snowthrower.
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Keep face, hands, feet, and any other part of
your body or clothing away fr om concealed,
moving or r otating parts.