Toro 74902TE - Operating the Throttle; Operating the Choke; Operating the Ignition Switch; Using the Fuel-Shutoff Valve

OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweenFASTand
SLOWpositions(Figure14).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure14
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Pullupthechokeknobtoengagethechoke
beforeusingtheignitionswitch(Figure15).
2.Pushdownthechoketodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted(Figure15).
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Figure15
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition
(Figure16).
Note:Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan5secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,wait15secondsbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructions
canburnoutthestartermotor.
Note:Youmayneedmultipleattemptstostart
theenginewhenyoustartitthersttimeafter
thefuelsystemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
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Figure16
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTOPpositiontostop
theengine.
UsingtheFuel-Shutoff
Valve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Move
theseatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhen
startingtheengine.
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