Toro 74990 - Operating the Throttle; Operating the Choke; Operating the Ignition Switch; Using the Fuel-Shutoff Valve

OperatingtheThrottle
ThethrottlecontrolcanbemovedbetweenFastand
Slowpositions(Figure16).
Alwaysusethefastpositionwhenturningonthe
mowerdeckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure16
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Iftheengineiscold,usethechoketostartthe
engine.
2.Pulluponthechokeknobtoengagethechoke
beforeusingtheignitionswitch(Figure17).
3.Pushdownonthechoketodisengagethechoke
aftertheenginehasstarted(Figure17).
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Figure17
1.On2.Off
OperatingtheIgnition
Switch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheStartposition(Figure
18).Whentheenginestarts,releasethekey.
Important:Donotengagethestarterfor
morethan5secondsatatime.Iftheengine
failstostart,allowa15secondcool-down
periodbetweenattempts.Failuretofollow
theseinstructionscanburnoutthestarter
motor.
Note:Additionalstartingcyclesmaybe
requiredwhenstartingtheenginefortherst
timeafterthefuelsystemhasbeencompletely
withoutfuel.
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Figure18
2.Tostoptheengine,turntheignitionkeytothe
stopposition.
UsingtheFuel-Shutoff
Valve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Move
theseatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,
andstorage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhen
startingtheengine.
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