Toro 74141 - Using the Fuel Shutoff Valve; Starting and Stopping the Engine

UsingtheFuelShutoffValve
Thefuelshutoffvalveislocatedbehindtheseat.
Closethefuelshutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,and
storage.
Ensurethatthefuelshutoffvalveisopenwhenstartingthe
engine.
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1.Onposition2.Offposition
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.RaisetheROPSupandlockintoplace,sitontheseat,
andfastentheseatbelt.
2.Movethemotioncontrolstoneutral-lockedposition.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake(page18).
4.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOff
position(Figure18).
5.MovethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheSlowand
Fastpositions.
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6.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure19).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
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1.Off3.Start
2.Run
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