Toro 74997 - Engine Controls Operation; Operating the Ignition Switch

OperatingtheThrottle
YoucanmovethethrottlecontrolbetweenFASTandSLOW
positions(Figure16).
AlwaysusetheFASTpositionwhenturningonthemower
deckwiththeblade-controlswitch(PTO).
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Figure16
OperatingtheChoke
Usethechoketostartacoldengine.
1.Pullupthechokeknobtoengagethechokebefore
usingtheignitionswitch(Figure17).
2.Pushdownthechoketodisengagethechokeafter
startingtheengine(Figure17).
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2
Figure17
1.ONposition2.OFFposition
OperatingtheIgnitionSwitch
1.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTARTposition(Figure18).
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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Figure18
2.TurntheignitionkeytotheSTOPpositiontoshutoff
theengine.
UsingtheFuel-ShutoffValve
Thefuel-shutoffvalveislocatedundertheseat.Movethe
seatforwardtoaccessit.
Closethefuel-shutoffvalvefortransport,maintenance,and
storage.
Ensurethatthefuel-shutoffvalveisopenwhenstartingthe
engine.
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2
Figure19
1.On2.Off
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