Toro 74960 - Cooling System Maintenance; Cleaning the Engine Screen and Engine-Oil Cooler; Cleaning the Engine-Cooling Fins and Shrouds

CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CleaningtheEngineScreen
andEngine-OilCooler
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Removeanybuildupofgrass,dirt,orotherdebris
fromtheoilcooler(Figure74).
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Figure74
Beforeeachuse,removeanybuildupofgrass,
dirt,orotherdebrisfromtheenginescreen.This
helpsensureadequatecooling,correcttheengine
speed,andreducesthepossibilityofoverheatingand
mechanicaldamagetotheengine(Figure75).
Cleaningthe
Engine-CoolingFinsand
Shrouds
ServiceInterval:Every100hours/Yearly(whichever
comesrst)
1.Disengagetheblade-controlswitch(PTO)and
engagetheparkingbrake.
2.Shutofftheengine,removethekey,andwait
forallmovingpartstostopbeforeleavingthe
operatingposition.
3.Removetheair-intakescreen,therecoilstarter,
andthefanhousing(Figure75).
4.Cleanthedebrisandgrassfromtheengine
parts.
5.Installtheair-intakescreen,therecoilstarter,
andthefanhousing(Figure75).
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Figure75
1.Engineguard4.Fanhousing
2.Engineair-intakescreen
5.Screw
3.Bolt
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