Toro 74142TE - Cooling System Maintenance; Cleaning the Engine Screen; Cleaning the Engine Cooling Fins and Shrouds

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CleaningtheEngineScreen
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Beforeeachuseremoveanybuildupofgrass,dirt,orother
debrisfromtheenginescreen.Thishelpsensureadequate
coolingandcorrectenginespeedandreducesthepossibility
ofoverheatingandmechanicaldamagetotheengine(Figure
59).
CleaningtheEngineCooling
FinsandShrouds
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichevercomes
rst)
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)andsetthe
parkingbrake.
2.Stoptheengine,removethekey,andwaitforallmoving
partstostopbeforeleavingtheoperatingposition.
3.Removetheairintakescreen,recoilstarterandfan
housing(Figure59).
4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromtheengineparts.
5.Installtheair-intakescreen,recoilstarter,andfan
housing(Figure59).
Figure59
1.Engineguard4.Fanhousing
2.Engineair-intakescreen
5.Screw
3.Bolt
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