Toro 74142TE - Operating the Throttle; Operating the Choke; Operating the Ignition Switch

OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweenFASTandSLOW
positions(Figure13).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthemower
deckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure13
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostarttheengine.
2.Pullupthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure14).
3.Pushdownthechokeknobtodisengagethechoke
afterstartingtheengine(Figure14).
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2
Figure14
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition(Figure15).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterformore
than5secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailsto
start,wait15secondsbetweenattempts.Failureto
followtheseinstructionscanburnoutthestarter
motor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostartthe
enginewhenyoustartitthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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Figure15
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTOPpositiontostopthe
engine.
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