Toro 74922 - Operating the Throttle; Operating the Choke; Operating the Ignition Switch; Using the Fuel Shutoff Valve

OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastandSlow
positions(Figure15).
AlwaysusetheFastpositionwhenturningonthemower
deckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure15
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostarttheengine.
2.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure16).
3.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechokeafter
theenginehasstarted(Figure16).
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Figure16
1.Onposition2.Offposition
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure17).
Note:Whentheenginesstarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagestarterformorethan5
secondsatatime.Iftheenginefailstostartallow
a15secondcool-downperiodbetweenattempts.
Failuretofollowtheseinstructionscanburnout
thestartermotor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmayberequired
whenstartingtheengineforthersttimeafterthefuel
systemhasbeenwithoutfuelcompletely.
START
RUN
ST OP
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Figure17
2.Turntheignitionkeytostoptostoptheengine.
UsingtheFuelShutoffValve
Thefuelshutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Movethe
seatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuelshutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,and
storage.
Ensurethefuelshutoffvalveisopenwhenstartingtheengine.
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Figure18
1.Onposition2.Offposition
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