Toro 74143 - Operating the Throttle; Operating the Choke; Operating the Ignition Switch

OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastandSlow
positions(Figure14).
AlwaysusetheFastpositionwhenturningonthemower
deckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure14
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostarttheengine.
2.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure15).
3.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechokeafter
theenginehasstarted(Figure15).
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2
Figure15
1.Onposition2.Offposition
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure16).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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Figure16
2.Turntheignitionkeytostoptostoptheengine.
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