Toro 74002 - Troubleshooting: Engine Running and Drive Issues; Engine Start;Running Problems; Engine Power Loss Issues; Machine Pulling and Drive Issues

Problem
PossibleCauseCorrectiveAction
1.Thefueltankisempty.1.Fillthefueltank.
2.Thefuel-shutoffvalveisclosed.2.Openthefuel-shutoffvalve.
3.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.3.Addoiltothecrankcase.
4.Thethrottleisnotinthecorrect
position.
4.Besurethatthethrottlecontrolis
midwaybetweentheSLOWandFAST
positions.
5.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.5.Replacethefuellter.
6.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelisin
thefuelsystem.
6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
7.Theaircleanerisdirty.
7.Cleanorreplacetheair-cleaner
element.
8.Theseatswitchisnotfunctioning
properly.
8.Checktheseat-switchindicator.
Replacetheseatifnecessary.
9.Theelectricalconnectionsare
corroded,loose,ordamaged.
9.Checktheelectricalconnections
forgoodcontact.Cleanthe
connectorterminalsthoroughlywith
electrical-contactcleaner,apply
dielectricgrease,andmakethe
appropriateconnections.
10.Therelayorswitchiswornor
damaged.
10.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
11.Thesparkplugisfouledorimproperly
gapped.
11.Adjustorreplacethesparkplug.
Theenginedoesnotstart,startshard,or
failstokeeprunning.
12.Thespark-plugwireisnotconnected.
12.Checkthespark-plugwireconnection.
1.Theengineloadisexcessive.1.Reducethegroundspeed.
2.Theaircleanerisdirty.
2.Cleantheair-cleanerelement.
3.Theoillevelinthecrankcaseislow.3.Addoiltothecrankcase.
4.Thecoolingnsandtheairpassages
abovetheengineareplugged.
4.Removetheobstructionfromthe
coolingnsandtheairpassages.
5.Theventholeinthefuelcapisplugged.5.Cleanorreplacethefuelcap.
6.Thereisdirtinthefuellter.6.Replacethefuellter.
Theenginelosespower.
7.Thereisdirt,water,orstalefuelinthe
fuelsystem.
7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
1.Thetrackingneedsadjustment1.Adjustthetracking.
Themachinepullstotheleftorright(with
themotion-controlleversfullyforward).
2.Thetirepressureinthedrivetiresis
notcorrect.
2.Adjustthetirepressureinthedrive
tires.
1.Thebypassvalvesarenotclosedtight.1.Tightenthebypassvalves.
2.Thepumpbeltisworn,loose,or
broken.
2.Changethebelt.
3.Thepumpbeltisoffapulley.3.Changethebelt.
4.Theidlerspringisbrokenormissing.4.Replacethespring.
Themachinedoesnotdrive.
5.Thehydraulicuidlevelislowortoo
hot.
5.Addhydraulicuidtothereservoirsor
letitcooldown.
1.Thecuttingblade(s)is/arebentor
unbalanced.
1.Installnewcuttingblade(s).
2.Theblademountingboltisloose.2.Tightentheblademountingbolt.
3.Theenginemountingboltsareloose.3.Tightentheenginemountingbolts.
4.Theenginepulley,idlerpulley,orblade
pulleyisloose.
4.Tightentheappropriatepulley.
5.Theenginepulleyisdamaged.
5.
ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
6.Thebladespindleisbent.
6.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
Themachinevibratesabnormally.
7.Themotormountislooseorworn.
7.ContactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.
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