Toro 74142TE - Using the Fuel-Shutoff Valve; Starting and Stopping the Engine

UsingtheFuel-ShutoffValve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedbehindtheseat.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,and
storage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhenstartingthe
engine.
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2
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1.Onposition2.Offposition
StartingandStoppingthe
Engine
StartingtheEngine
1.RaisetheROPSup,lockitintoplace,sitontheseat,
andfastentheseatbelt.
2.MovethemotioncontrolstoNEUTRAL-LOCKposition.
3.Settheparkingbrake;refertoSettingtheParking
Brake(page17).
4.Movetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)totheOFF
position(Figure12).
5.MovethethrottlelevermidwaybetweentheSLOWand
FASTpositions.
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6.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition(Figure18).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedtoattempttostarttheengine
multipletimeswhenyoustartitforthersttimeafter
thefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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1.Off3.Start
2.Run
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