Toro 74919TE - Operating the Throttle; Operating the Choke; Operating the Ignition Switch; Using the Fuel-Shutoff Valve

OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweenFASTandSLOW
positions(Figure15).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthemower
deckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure15
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Pullupthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure16).
2.Pushdownthechoketodisengagethechokeafterthe
enginehasstarted(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition(Figure17).
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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Figure17
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTOPpositiontostopthe
engine.
UsingtheFuel-ShutoffValve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Movethe
seatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,and
storage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhenstartingthe
engine.
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Figure18
1.On2.Off
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