Toro 74997 - Cooling System Maintenance

•Ifthegapislessthan0.010inch,theninstall
theshimandrefertoTroubleshooting(page
69).
•Ifthegapissufcient,proceedtothesafety
checkinstepF.
F.Performthefollowingsafetycheck:
i.Sitontheseatandstarttheengine.
ii.Makesurethatthebladesdonotengage
whentheblade-controlswitch(PTO)
isintheOFFpositionandtheclutchis
disengaged.
Note:Iftheclutchdoesnot
disengage,installtheshim,andreferto
Troubleshooting(page69).
iii.Engageanddisengagetheblade-control
switch(PTO)10consecutivetimesto
ensurethattheclutchisfunctioning
properly.
Note:Iftheclutchdoesnotengage
properly,refertoTroubleshooting(page
69).
CoolingSystem
Maintenance
CleaningtheEngineScreen
andEngine-OilCooler
ServiceInterval:Beforeeachuseordaily
Removeanybuildupofgrass,dirt,orotherdebrisfrom
theoilcooler(Figure75).Thishelpsensureadequate
cooling,correctenginespeed,andreducesthepossibilityof
overheatingandmechanicaldamagetotheengine.
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Figure75
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